26.5.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 132/1 | (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 785/2005 of 23 May 2005 terminating the partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of silicon originating in the People’s Republic of China THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 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 (*) (basic Regulation), and in particular Articles 11(3) 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)  In March 2004 following an expiry review, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 398/2004 (%), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of silicon metal (silicon) originating in the People’s Republic of China (the PRC). The rate of the definitive duty applicable to the net, free-at- Community frontier price, before duty, was 49 %. 2. Initiation (2)  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 the measures applicable to, inter alia, imports of silicon originating in the PRC pursuant to Articles 11(3) and 22(c) of the basic Regulation. (3)  The review was launched on the initiative of the Commission in order to examine whether, as a consequence of the enlargement of the European Union on 1 May 2004 (enlargement), and bearing in mind the aspect of Community interest, there was a need to adapt the measures in order to avoid a sudden and excessively negative effect on interested parties, including users, distributors and consumers. 3. Product under consideration (4)  The product under consideration is the same as in the investigation which led to the imposition of the existing measures, ie. silicon metal originating in the PRC, classifiable within CN code 2804 69 00 (silicon content less than 99,99 % by weight). Purely by reason of the current classifi- cation set out in the Customs nomenclature, it should read ‘silicon’. Silicon with a higher purity, that is containing by weight not less than 99,99 % of silicon, used mostly in the electronic semiconductor industry, falls under a different CN code and is not covered by this proceeding. O] 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 66, 4.3.2004, p. 15. OJ C 70, 20.3.2004, p. 15.