20.11.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 34421 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1995/2004 of 19 November 2004 accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain grain oriented electrical sheets and strips of silicon-electrical steel with a width of more than 500 mm originating in the Russian Federation and continuing to make imports of certain grain oriented electrical sheets originating in the Russian Federation subject to registration THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 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, 21 and 22(c) thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE (1) By Regulation (EC) No 990/2004 (), following interim reviews, the Council amended Regulation (EC) No 151/2003 () (measures) imposing a definitive anti- dumping duty on imports of certain grain oriented elec- trical sheets with a width of more than 500 mm (the product concerned) originating in the Russian Federation (Russia). () In 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 the measures on imports of the product concerned originating in Russia to examine whether they should be adapted to take account of certain conse- quences of the enlargement of the European Union to 25 Member States (enlargement). (3)  The Council concluded that it was in the interest of the Community to provide for the temporary adaptation of the existing measures so as to avoid a sudden and exces- sively negative impact on importers and users in the ten (*) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12). () O] L 182, 19.5.2004, p. 5. () O] L 25, 30.1.2003, p. 7. () 0] C 70, 20.3.2004, p. 15. ) ©) 0] 0 new Member States acceding to the European Union (the EU-10) immediately following enlargement. It was considered that the best means of achieving this was through the acceptance of undertakings offered by the cooperating parties, with an element for quantitative ceilings. Accordingly, by Regulation (EC) No 1000/2004 (°) the Commission accepted, as a special measure, short-term undertakings offered by: (i) an exporting producer of the product concerned in Russia, Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Corporation jointly with a company in Switzerland (Stinol AG); and (i) a second exporting producer of the product concerned in Russia, OO0 Viz Stal jointly with its related company in Switzerland (Duferco SA). In order to provide for an exemption from the anti- dumping duties afforded by the acceptance of the under- takings, Regulation (EC) No 151/2003 was amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 989/2004 (). It was stipulated in Regulation (EC) No 1000/2004 that the acceptance of the undertakings would be limited to an initial period of six months (the original period) without prejudice to the normal duration of the measures and that they would lapse after this period, unless the Commission considered it appropriate to extend their period of application. Accordingly, the Commission has examined whether the exceptional and negative conditions for end users, distri- butors and consumers in the EU-10 which led to the acceptance of the undertakings still exist. As part of the overall appraisal, an evaluation of the compliance of the companies concerned with their undertakings was also made. L 183, 20.5.2004, p. 10. L 182, 19.5.2004, p. 1.