L 306/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 7.12.2000 COMMISSION DECISION of 6 December 2000 terminating the review of Council Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of stainless steel bars originating in India (notified under document number C(2000) 3680) (2000/768[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (2)  Accordingly, the Commission, after consultation with Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (!), and in particular Article 19 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1)  Definitive countervailing duties were imposed on the above product on 14 November 1998 by Council Regu- lation (EC) No 2450/98 (?). Subsequent to the imposi- tion of definitive measures, the Commission received a request for an interim review, pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, from an Indian exporting producer, Chandan Steel Ltd, which participated in the original investigation and is currently subject to a coun- tervailing duty rate of 19,0 %. The company concerned provided sufficient evidence that the continued imposi- tion of the measure was no longer necessary to offset the countervailable subsidy. () O L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1. () O] L 304, 14.11.1998, p. 1. the Advisory Committee, announced in a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communi- ties (%) the initiation of an interim review of Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 with regard to Chandan Steel Ltd. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF THE REQUEST FOR REVIEW (3)  On 10 May 2000, the company concerned withdrew its request for a review. The Commission has therefore decided to terminate this review without amending the measures in relation to Chandan Steel Ltd, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Sole Atrticle The interim review of Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 concerning imports of stainless steel bright bars originating in India is hereby terminated. Done at Brussels, 6 December 2000. For the Commission Pascal LAMY Member of the Commission () O] L 22, 26.1.2000, p. 7.