No C 63/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 3. 90 
Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain asbestos 
cement pipes originating in Turkey 
(90/C 63/04) 
The Commission has received a complaint alleging that 
imports of certain asbestos cement pipes originating in 
Turkey are being dumped and are thereby causing injury 
to a Community industry. 
Complainant 
The complaint was lodged by the Association of Italian 
asbestos cement pipes producers (Uniontubi) on behalf 
of producers representing the whole production of 
certain asbestos cement pipes in Italy. 
Community industry 
The Italian producers on behalf of which the complaint 
was lodged allege to sell almost all of their production of 
the products in question in Italy. It is also argued that 
the demand in Italy for these products is not to any 
substantial degree supplied by producers located 
elsewhere in the Community. In addition, imports into 
the Community of the products concerned originating in 
Turkey allegedly being dumped and causing injury to all 
of the Italian producers, went in their totality to the 
Italian market. 
Given the above exceptional circumstances, pursuant to 
Article 4 (5) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, 
the Community should, for the production in question, 
be divided into two different competitive markets which 
are the domestic Italian market and the extra-Italy 
Community market. Consequently, the producers within 
each of these two markets should be regarded as a 
Community industry. 
Therefore, the Community industry allegedly being 
injured refers to that represented by the Italian market 
which is the only one concerned by this proceeding. 
Product 
The products allegedly being dumped are asbestos 
cement pipes for sewerage and asbestos cement pressure 
pipes of a bind used for the transport of drinking water 
and irrigation, with joints and rubber rings, falling within 
CN code ex 6811 30 00. Allegation of dumping 
The allegation of dumping is based on a comparison of 
the domestic prices in Turkey with the prices charged for 
export to Italy. On this basis the dumping margins 
estimated are significant. 
Allegation of injury 
With regard to injury, the complaint alleged and 
supplied sufficient evidence that the imports in question, 
which were not present in the Italian market in 1986 and 
1987, increased from 2 362 tonnes in 1988 to 5 712 
tonnes in the first six months of 1989. This represents a 
development in the Italian market share held by these 
imports which rose from 3,9 % in 1988 to 12,9 % during 
the first semester of 1989. It is furthermore alleged that 
the prices at which these imports are sold in the Italian 
market undercut those of the producers in Italy by 
nearly 20 % and that this not only prevented the Italian 
producers from introducing price increases which 
normally would have occurred but forced them to 
decrease their prices by more than 8 % since 1987. The 
consequent impact on the Community industry is 
claimed to be a reduction in the Italian market share 
held by the Italian producers which decreased from 
83,5 % in 1987 to 80,5 °/o in 1988 and to 69,4 % during 
the first half of 1989. It is also argued that since 1987 all 
the Italian producers are making losses. 
Procedure 
Having decided, after consultation, that there is 
sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a 
proceeding, the Commission has commenced an investi­
gation pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 2423/88 O of 11 July 1988 concerning 
imports into Italy of cetain asbestos cement pipes orig­
inating in Turkey. 
Interested parties may make known their views in 
writing, in particular by replying to the questionnaire 
addressed to the parties known to be concerned and by 
providing supporting evidence. Furthermore, the 
Commission will hear parties who so request when 
making their views known, provided that they can show 
that they are likely to be affected by the result of the 
proceeding. 
This notice is published in accordance with Article 7 (1) 
(a) of the abovementioned Regulation. 
(') OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. 
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Time limit 
Any information relating to the matter, any arguments 
concerning the allegation of dumping and injury 
resulting therefrom and any request for a hearing should 
be sent in writing to reach the Commission of the 
European Communities, Directorate-General for 
External Relations (Division (I-C-2)), 200 rue de la Loi, 
B-1049 Brussels (') not later than 30 days following the 
date of publication of this notice or, for parties known to 
be concerned, the date on which the letter accompanying the abovementioned questionnaire was received, 
whichever date is the later. The receipt of this letter is 
deemed to occur seven days following the date of its 
dispatch. 
If the required information and argumentation is not 
received in adequate form within the time limit specified 
above, the Community authorities may make preliminary 
or final findings on the basis of the facts available in 
accordance with Article 7 (7) (b) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2423/88. 
O Telex COMEU B 21877, telefax (32-2) 235 65 05.