NoL44/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.2.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No322/79
of16February1979
imposingaprovisionalanti-dumping dutyonacertainherbicideoriginatingin
Romania
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
459/68of5April1968onprotectionagainst
dumpingorthegrantingofbountiesorsubsidiesby
countrieswhicharenotmembersoftheEuropean
EconomicComunity(1),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1411/77(2),andinparticularArticle15
thereof,
AfterhearingtheopinionsexpressedintheAdvisory
CommitteesetupunderthesaidRegulation,
WhereastheCommissionhasreceivedacomplaint
submittedinthenameoftheCommunityindustry
producingDNBPtechnical(Dinoseb)settingout
evidenceastotheexistenceofdumpingofthelike
productoriginatinginRomaniaaswellasmaterial
injuryresultingtherefrom;
Whereas,sincetheinformationreceivedindicated
thatthecomplaintwasadmissibleandthatdefensive
measuresagainstdumpingmightbenecessary,the
Commission officiallynotifiedtheimportersand
exportersknowntobeconcerned,publishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesof29
December1978anoticeoftheinitiationofananti­
dumpingprocedureconcerningimportsofacertain
herbicideoriginatinginRomania(3)andcommenced
anexaminationofthefacts;
WhereastheCommissiongaveinterestedpartiesthe
opportunitytomakeknowntheirviewsinwriting;
WhereastheCommission gavetopartiesdirectly
concernedtheopportunityorallytodeveloptheir
viewsandtomeetandtopresentopposingviewsand
rebuttalarguments ;
Whereaswhendeterminingdumpingontheabove­
mentionedimports,theCommission hadtotake
accountofthefactthatinRomaniatradeisonabasis
ofnearortotalmonopolyandthatpricesarefixedby
theStateandthat,therefore,acomparisonbetween
theexportpriceoftheproducttotheCommunity
anditsdomesticpriceisnotappropriate ;
Whereas,forthesereasons,theCommission has
decidedtobaseitsdumpingcalculationsontheprices
atwhich,accordingtoinformationatpresentavail­able,alikeproductofamarketeconomycountry,in
thisinstancetheUnitedStatesofAmerica,issoldfor
consumptiononthedomesticmarketofthatcountry;
Whereasthesecalculationsweremadeatex-factory
level,andinrespectofsalesmadeasnearlyas
possibleatthesametime,dueallowancehavingbeen
made,ontheirmerits,fortransportandancillary
costs,packaging,dutiesandtaxationandforother
factorsaffectingpricecomparability ;
Whereasthispreliminaryexaminationofthematter
showsthatdumpinghastakenplace,themarginof
whichexceeds40%inmarketsprincipallycon­
cerned;
Whereas,withregardtoinjurytotheindustry
concerned,theevidenceavailabletotheCommission
showsthatimportsintotheCommunityofDNBP
technicaloriginatinginRomaniabeganin1978only
andbytheendofthatyearhadreachedalevelof
approximately 350to400tonnes;
Whereastheimportsconcernedrepresentamarket
shareintheCommunityofapproximately 40%and
inthetwomaincountriesofimportation49%and
68%respectively ;
WhereasthepricesoftheseimportsontheCommu­
nitymarketshavebeenextremelylow,thusexercising
adepressiveeffectontheCommunityproducers'
prices;
Whereasthisdevelopmenthastakenplacetothedetri­
mentoftheCommunityindustryandthereforeplaced
itinanextremelydifficultsituation,characterizedby
salesatpricesfarbelowtheEuropeancostsofproduc­
tion,byadeclineinproductionofapproximately
60%,byasignificantlossofsalesandmarketshare,
byalmostcompleteabsenceofnewordersfor1979,
andbytheimminentlossofjobs;
Whereasthereis,therefore,sufficientevidenceto
showthat,dueconsiderationhavingbeengiventothe
otherfactorshavingabearingonthesituationofthis
industry,as,forexample,thedeclineofexportsto
countriesoutsidetheCommunity ,thedumped
importsarecausingandthreateningtocausematerial
injurytotheCommunityindustry;
Whereas,forthesereasonsandgiventheseasonal
natureofsalesoftheproductconcerned,aMember
StaterequestedtheCommission ,on9February1979,(>)OJNoL93,17.4.1968,p.1.
(2)OJNoL160,30.6.1977,p.4.
(3)OJNoC311,29.12.1978,p.2.

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totakeprovisionalmeasuresimmediatelyinaccor­
dancewithArticle15(1)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No
459/68;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theinterestsofthe
Communitycallforimmediateinterventionagainst
importsofDNBPtechnicaloriginatinginRomania,
consistingintheimpositionofaprovisionalanti­
dumpingdutytherateofwhich,havingregardtothe
extentofinjurycaused,shouldapproximatetothe
dumpingmarginsprovisionallyestablished,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aprovisionalanti-dumping dutyishereby
imposedonDNBPtechnical(Dinoseb)fallingwithin
CommonCustomsTariffsubheadingex29.07CIII
orex38.11Dandcorresponding toNIMEXEcodes
ex29.07-59orex38.11-50,70,originatingin
RomaniaandexportedbyChimimportexport ,
Bucharest.Theprovisionsinforcefortheapplication
ofcustomsdutiesshallapplyfortheapplicationof
thisduty.2.Thesaiddutyshallbeatarateof40%onthe
basisofthevaluedeclaredinconformitywith
Commission Regulation (EEC)No375/69of27
February1969(')onthedeclarationofparticulars
relatingtothevalueofgoodsforcustomspurposes.
Article2
TheentryoftheproductsdescribedinArticle1into
freecirculationshallbeconditionaluponthedeposit
ofsecurityfortheamountoftheprovisionalduty.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticles16and
18ofRegulation(EEC)No459/68,itshallapplyuntil
theentryintoforceofanActoftheCouncileither
adoptingdefinitivemeasuresorextendingtheprovi­
sionalduty,andinanyeventforamaximumperiod
ofthreemonths.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16February1979.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President
(')OJNoL52,3.3.1969,p.1.