L 344/24 Official Journal of the European Union 20.11.2004 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1996/2004 of 19 November 2004 accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ammonium nitrate originating in the Russian Federation and Ukraine and continuing to make imports of ammonium nitrate originating in the Russian Federation or Ukraine 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 (), By Regulation (EC) No 132/2001(}), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate (the product concerned) originating in Ukraine. By Regulation (EC) No 658/2002 (%), following an expiry and interim review, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the product concerned originating in the Russian Federation (Russia). 2) 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 existing measures on imports of the product concerned originating in Russia and 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 23, 25.1.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 993/2004 (OJ L 182, 19.5.2004, p. 28). () O] L 102, 18.4.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 993/2004. () O] C 70, 20.3.2004, p. 15. (the measures) to examine whether they should be adapted to take account of certain consequences 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 10 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 elements for minimum import prices and quantitative ceilings. (4)  Accordingly, by Regulation (EC) No 1001/2004 (%), the Commission accepted as a special measure short-term undertakings from: (i) an exporting producer of the product concerned in Ukraine (OJSC ‘Azot); (i) an exporting producer in Russia (OJSC MCC Eurochem in respect of goods produced at its production facilities of JSC Nak Azot, Russia) and sold by its related company (Cumberland Sound Ltd, British Virgin Islands); (iii) two related Russian exporting producers jointly (Joint Stock Company ‘Acron’ and Joint Stock Company ‘Doro- gobuzh). (5)  In order to provide for an exemption from the anti- dumping duties afforded by the acceptance of the under- takings, Regulation (EC) No 658/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 132/2001 were amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 993/2004. (6) It was stipulated in Regulation (EC) No 1001/2004 that 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 existing measures and that they would lapse after this period unless the Commission considered it appropriate to extend their period of application. () O] L 183, 20.5.2004, p. 13.