NoL165/20 22.6.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1355/78
of20June1978
impodingaprovisionalanti-dumping dutyonferro-chromium originatingin
theRepublicofSouthAfricaandSweden
sioncarriedoutanon-the-spotinspectionoftheprin­
cipalSwedishproducer;
Whereasduringtheexaminationoftheexistenceof
dumpingtheCommissionhasfoundthatthesalesof
thecompanyinquestionontheSwedishmarketwere
relativelylowcomparedtoitstotalsalesandthatthe
pricesofthesedomesticsalesdidnotpermitavalid
comparisonofprices;consequentlyrecoursewashad
tothecriterionofcostofproduction ;
whereassuchcostofproductionhasbeencalculated
takingintoconsiderationinteraliathefollowing
elements:rawmaterials(includingthebasicmineral
whichcontainschromeoxide,bauxite,quartzand
othermaterialsforelectrodesandfluxes),energycosts
(coke,electricity),labourcostsincludingsocialcosts,
otheroperatingcosts(includingmaintenancecosts
andtransportcosts),interestpaid,towhichwasadded
areasonableamountforadministration ,sellingand
othercostsandforprofits;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
459/68of5April1968onprotectionagainst
dumpingorthegrantingofbountiesorsubsidiesby
countrieswhicharenotmembersoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunity (J),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1411/77(2),andinparticularArticle15
thereof,
AfterhearingtheopinionsexpressedintheAdvisory
CommitteesetupunderthesaidRegulation,
WhereastheCommissionhasreceivedacomplaint
submittedinthenameoftheCommunityferro­
chromiumindustrysettingoutevidenceastotheexist­
enceofdumpingofferro-chromium originatingin
theRepublicofSouthAfricaandSwedenaswellas
materialinjuryresultingtherefrom;
Whereas,sincetheinformationreceivedindicated
thatthecomplaintwasadmissibleandthatdefensive
measuresagainstdumpingmightbenecessary,the
Commissionofficiallynotifiedtherepresentatives of
theexportingcountriesandtheimportersandexpor­
tersknowntobeconcerned,publishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities of13April
1978noticesoftheinitiationofenquiriesconcerning
importsofferro-chromium originatingintheRepu­
blicofSouthAfricaandSweden(3)andcommenced
anexamination ofthefactsfortheabovementioned
countries;
WhereastheCommissiongaveinterestedpartiesthe
opportunitytomakeknowntheirviewsinwriting;
WhereastheCommissionheardinterestedpartiesand
gavetopartiesdirectlyconcernedtheopportunityto
developtheirviewsorallyandtomeetandtopresent
opposingviewsandrebuttalarguments;
Whereas,withaviewtoacorrectdetermination ofthe
dumpingmarginforSwedishproductstheCommisWhereasthesepreliminarycalculationshaveshown
thatthefairmarketpriceofferro-chromium onthe
SwedishmarketbroughtuptoacifCommunityfron­
tierbasis,dutyunpaidis36.05UScents/lbfor'charge
chrome',38.93UScents/lbforhighcarbonferro­
chromiumand62.23UScents/lbforlowcarbonferro­
chromium :
Whereasthepreliminarydetermination ofadumping
marginforSouthAfricanproductshashadtobe
madeonthebasisofthefactsavailabletothe
Commissionsinceanon-the-spotinvestigationof
SouthAfricanproducershasnotbeenpossibleatthe
moment;
Whereasthepreliminaryexaminationoftheavailable
factsonthecostofproductionintheRepublicof
SouthAfricahasshownthatthefairmarketpriceof
ferro-chromium ontheSouthAfricanmarketbrought
uptoacifCommunityfrontierbasis,dutyunpaidis
34.35UScents/lbforchargechrome,37-13US
cents/lbforhighcarbonferro-chromium and59-35
UScents/lbforlowcarbonferro-chromium :(!)OJNoL93,17.4.1968,p.1.
(2)OJNoL160,30.6.1977,p.4.
(3)OJNoC90,13.4.1978,p.3.

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Whereasanewaggravationofthesituationistaking
shape,consideringthespectacularincreaseofimports
duringthefirstmonthsof1978;
Whereas,forthesereasons,aMemberStaterequested
theCommission ,totakeprovisionalmeasuresimmedi­
atelyinaccordancewithArticle15(1)(c)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No459/68;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theinterestsofthe
Community callforimmediateintervention ,
consistingintheimpositionofaprovisionalanti­
dumpingdutyrelatingtoimportsofferro-chromium
originatingintheRepublicofSouthAfricaand
Sweden;
Whereas,however,theinvestigationrelatingtoa
SwedishexporterwhosedeliveriestotheCommunity
onlyhaveaslightimpactisnotyetsufficiently
advancedtoenablepreliminaryconclusionstobe
drawn;whereasitwasconsequentlydecidedto
excludetheexporterfromtheapplicationofthisprovi­
sionalduty,Whereasthesefairmarketpriceshavebeencompared
withtheSouthAfricanandSwedishexportpricesto
theCommunity ;
Whereasthiscomparisonhasbeenmadeatthesame
commerciallevel,inrespectofsalesmadeatthesame
time,dueallowancehavingbeenmade,ontheir
merits,fordifferencesintheconditionsandtermsof
saleandforotherdifferencesaffectingpricecompara­
bility;
Whereasthispreliminaryexaminationshowsthat
dumpinghastakenplace,themarginofwhichis
constitutedbytheundercutting ofthefairmarket
prices;
Whereas,withregardtoinjurytotheindustry
concerned,theevidenceavailabletotheCommission
showsthatimportsintotheCommunityofferro­
chromiumexportedbySouthAfricaandSwedenhas
increasedfromalevelofapproximately 94000tonnes
in1974to204000tonnesin1977;
Whereastheimportsconcernedrepresentamarket
shareintheCommunityof19%in1974and45%
in1977andconsequently haveaveryconsiderable
influenceonthemarket;
WhereasthepricesoftheseimportsontheCommu­
nitymarkethavefallenconsiderably ,particularlyin
recentmonths,thusexercisingadepressiveeffecton
theCommunityproducers'priceswhichnolonger
covertheircostsofproduction ;
Whereasthisdevelopmenthastakenplacetothedetri­
mentoftheCommunityindustrywhichisinavery
difficultsituation,characterized byareductionin
productionofapproximately 17%between1974and
1977,byalargeunder-utilization ofproduction
capacitybylargeunsoldstocks,thetemporarycessa­
tionofproductioninoneareaoftheCommunityand
bylossofjobs,short-timeworkingforthepersonnel
oftheenterprisesconcerned,andbytheappearance
oflossesforthecompaniesinquestion;
Whereasthereis,therefore,sufficientevidenceto
showthat,dueconsiderationhavingbeengiventothe
otherfactorshavingabearingonthesituationofthis
industry,as,forexample,theimportsfromother
sources,theimportsinquestionarecausingand
threateningtocausematerialinjurytotheCommu­
nityindustry;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aprovisionalanti-dumping dutyishereby
imposedonferro-chromium ,fallingwithinCommon
CustomsTariffsubheading73.02EIandcorres­
pondingtoNIMEXEcode73.02-51,originatingin
theRepublicofSouthAfricaandSweden.Thisduty
doesnotapplytoferro-chromium manufactured by
Ferrolegeringar Trollhatteverken AB,Sweden.The
provisionsinforcefortheapplicationofcustoms
dutiesshallapplyfortheapplicationofthisduty.
2.Theamountofsuchdutyshallcorrespondtothe
differencebetweenthefairmarketpriceintheRepu­
blicofSouthAfricaandSwedenassetoutinpara­
graph3andthepricefreeCommunityfrontierduty
unpaidtothefirstimporter.
3.ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthefair
marketpricesintheRepublicofSouthAfricaand
SwedenbroughtuptoacifCommunityfrontierbasis,
dutyunpaid,areasfollows:

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CompositionFairmarketpriceinUScents
perlbofchromecontained
SouthAfrica Sweden
1.ferro-chromium knownas'chargechrome':
—chromecontent:50—58%inclusive
—carboncontent:6—9%inclusive
—siliconcontent:1—7%inclusive
2.highcarbonferro-chromium :
—chromecontent:greaterthan58%
—carboncontent:4—7%inclusive
—siliconcontent:1.5%maximum
3.lowcarbonferro-chromium :
—maximumcarboncontent:0.5%
—maximumsiliconcontent:1.5%34-35
37.13
59-3536-05
38-93
62.23
4.Theabovefairmarketpricesarenetiftheconditionsofsaleprovideforpayment
within30daysfromendofmonthofdelivery;theyaretobeincreasedorreducedby
1%foranypaymenttermsgrantingonemonthmoreorless.
Article2
TheentryoftheproductsdescribedinArticle1intofreecirculationshallbeconditional
uponthedepositofsecurityfortheamountoftheprovisionalduty.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticles16and18ofRegulation(EEC)No459/68,
itshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceofanActoftheCouncileitheradoptingdefinitive
measuresorextendingtheprovisionalduty,andinanyeventforamaximumperiodof
threemonths.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20June1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission