L 182/18 Official Journal of the European Union 19.5.2004 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 991/2004 of 17 May 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1100/2000 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of silicon carbide originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation and the Ukraine and prolonging the undertaking accepted by Commission Decision 94/202/EC THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 38496 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community ('), (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Articles 8, 11(3), 21 and 22(c) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force (1) By Regulation (EC) No 821/94 (3, following an expiry review, the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of silicon carbide, originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation and the Ukraine. At the same time, the Commission accepted by its Decision 94/202/EC (’) an undertaking offered by the Government of Russia, in conjunction with V/O Stankoimport, Moscow, Russia. By Regulation (EC) No 1100/2000 (*), following the expiry review, the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports into the Community of silicon carbide (the product concerned’) originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Russian Federation (Russia) and the Ukraine (Ukraine) and the Commission prolonged the undertaking accepted by Decision 94/202/EC for a Russian company V/O Stankoimport’. (2)  The rate of the duty applicable to the net, free-at- Community-frontier price, before duty, is set at 23,3% for imports of the product concerned originating in Russia. (3)  The rate of the duty applicable to the net, free-at- Community-frontier price, before duty, is set at 24 % for imports of the product concerned originating in Ukraine. () OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (O] L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12). (®» OJ L 94, 13.4.1994, p. 21. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1786/97 (O] L 254, 17.8.1997, p. 6). () O] L 94, 13.4.1994, p. 32. (% O] L 125, 26.5.2000, p. 3. 2. Investigation (4)  On 20 March 2004 the Commission announced through the publication of a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (°) the initiation of a partial interim review of measures in force (‘measures’) pursuant to Article 11(3) and 22(c) of the basic Regulation. (5 The review was launched at the initiative of the Commission in order to examine whether, as a conse- quence of the enlargement of the European Union on 1 May 2004 (‘enlargement’) and bearing in mind the aspect of Community interest, there is a need to adapt the measures in order to avoid a sudden and excessively negative effect on all interested parties including users, distributors and consumers. 3. Parties concerned by the investigation (6)  All interested parties known to Commission, including the Community industry, associations of producers or users in the Community, exporting producers in the country concerned, importers and their associations and the relevant authorities of the countries concerned as well as interested parties in the ten new Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 (‘the EU10’) were advised of the initiation of the investigation and were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing, to submit information and to provide supporting evidence within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation. All interested parties who so requested and showed that there were reasons why they should be heard were granted a hearing. (7)  In this regard, the following interested parties made their views known: (a) Community producers Association: — European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) (b) Exporting producer: — Zaporozhsky Abrasivny Combinat, Zaporozhye, Ukraine (o) Exporter: — V|O Stankoimport, Russia (d) Producer: — JSC Volzhsky Abrasive Works, Russia () O] C 70, 20.3.2004, p. 15.