16.4.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 98/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 588/2005 of 15 April 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1002/2004 accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of potassium chloride originating in the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation or Ukraine 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 member of the European Communities (!) (the basic Regulation) and in particular Article 8 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 992/2004 (3) of 17 May 2004 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3068/92 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of potassium chloride originating in Belarus, Russia or Ukraine and in particular Article 1 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1 The Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 3068/92 (*), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of potassium chloride originating, inter alia, in the Russian Federation (Russia’). By Regulation (EC) No 969/2000 (*), the Council amended and extended the period of application of the measures originally imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 3068/92 on imports of potassium chloride originating, inter alia, in Russia. In March 2004, by means of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (°), the Commission launched, on its own initiative, a partial interim review of the measures in force on imports of potassium chloride from, inter alia, Russia to examine whether they should be amended to take account of the enlargement of the European Union to 25 Member States (Enlargement). The results of that partial interim review showed that it was in the interests of the Community to provide for the temporary adaptation of the measures so as to avoid a sudden and excessively negative economic impact on importers and users in the 10 new Member States (EU10) immediately following Enlargement. The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 992/2004, authorised the Commission to accept undertaking offers respecting the conditions set out in recitals 27 to 32 of the same Regulation. On this basis, and pursuant to Articles 8, 11(3), 21 and 22(c) of the basic Regulation, the Commission, by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2004 (°), accepted undertaking offers from two exporting producers in Russia. In the case of one exporting producer, the Commission accepted a joint undertaking for imports of potassium chloride produced by JSC Uralkali, Berezniki, Russia and sold by a trading company, Fertexim Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus which acted as the exclusive distributor for JSC Uralkali’s sales to the Community. 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12). 308, 24.10.1992, p. 41. Regulation, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 992/2004 (O] L 182, 19.5.2004, ] L ] L 182, 19.5.2004, p. 23. ] L 2 L i12, 11.5.2000, p. 4. Corrigendum: OJ L 2, 5.1.2001, p. 42. C 70, 20.3.2004, p. 15. L 183, 20.5.2004, p. 16.