28. 7. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities NoC 188/7 
Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of welded wire-mesh 
originating in Yugoslavia 
(90/C 188/05) 
The Commission has received a complaint alleging that 
import of welded wire-mesh originating in Yugoslavia 
into the Greek market are being dumped and thereby 
causing injury to the relevant Community industry. 
Complaint 
The complaint was lodged by Evangelos-Frixos Dimou 
from Athens, acting on behalf of wire-mesh manufac­
turers in Greece, representing more than 90 % of the 
wire-mesh production in Greece. 
Community industry 
The complaint alleges that there is a concentration of 
dumped imports of welded wire-mesh on the Greek 
market causing injury to all producers of the products in 
question within that market. 
The complaint contains evidence that the Greek market 
for welded wire-mesh is an isolated competitive market 
within which the producers sell almost all their 
production and where the demand is not to any 
substantial degree supplied by the producers of the 
products concerned located elsewhere in the Community. 
The complaint therefore considers that the Greek 
producers of welded wire-mesh constitute a Community 
industry in the meaning of Article 4 (5) second indent of 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 (») and that 
injury caused by the dumped imports may be determined 
with regard to this industry although a major proportion 
of the total Community industry may not have been 
injured. 
Therefore, the Community industry allegedly being 
injured refers to that represented by the Greek market 
which is the only one concerned by this proceeding. 
Product 
Welded wire-mesh is a prefabricated reinforcement 
product made from smooth or ribbed cold drawn re­
inforcing iron or steel wires, joined together 
(') OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. by welding at the intersection to form a network. It is 
used in almost all areas of reinforced concrete 
constructions, both on the building site and for inclusion 
in prefabricated components. 
The products concerned fall within CN codes ex 
7314 20 00 and ex 7314 30 90. 
Allegation of dumping 
The allegation of dumping is based on a comparison of 
the normal value, ex-factory, with the export price, 
ex-factory. Normal value and export price are calculated 
on the basis of the prices actually paid or payable for the 
like product on the Yugoslav market and by independent 
Greek importers respectively. 
The dumping margins are found to be significant. 
Allegation of injury 
With regard to injury caused to the Greek producers of 
welded wire-mesh the complaint alleges and supplied 
sufficient evidence that the imports in question have 
increased from nil in 1986 to 4 120 tonnes in 1988 and 
10 960 tonnes during the first nine months of 1989. 
The corresponding market share of Yugoslav imports of 
welded wire-mesh in Greece climbed from zero in 1987 
to 6 % in 1988 and reached 19,5 % in the first nine 
months of 1989. Over the same period the market share 
of the imports in question in the rest of the Community 
remained insignificant in each year. 
The complaint further alleges that the prices at which the 
dumped imports have been resold on the Greek market 
significantly undercut the prices of the domestic 
producers necessary to cover all costs and to realize a 
reasonable profit. 
The consequent impact on the Community industry 
concerned is claimed to be a considerable loss of sales 
and decline of its market share. It is further argued that 
the rapid increase of low priced dumped imports caused 
price depression in the Greek market such that the Greek 
producers were unable to recover the increase of their 
raw material prices and were therefore faced with 
strongly declining returns on sales. Their financial 
position was further weakened by the growing under-
utilization of capacities and the necessity to finance the 
accumulation of stocks. 
Procedure 
Having decided, after consultation, that there is 
sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a 
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proceeding, the Commission has commenced an investi­
gation in accordance with Article 7 of Council Regu­
lation (EEC) No 2423/88 concerning imports into 
Greece of welded wire-mesh, originating in Yugoslavia. 
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. 
Time limit 
Any information relating to this matter, submissions 
concerning the allegation of dumping and injury resulting therefrom and requests for a hearing should be 
sent in writing to reach the Commission of the European 
Communities, Directorate-General for External 
Relations (Division I/C/l), 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 
Brussels (l) not later than 30 days after the date of publi­
cation of this notice or, in the case of parties known to 
be concerned, after the date on which the letter ac­
companying the abovementioned questionnaire was 
received, whichever is the latter. The letter shall be 
deemed to have been received seven days after posting. 
If the necessary information and submissions are not sent 
in adequate form within the time limit specified, the 
Community authorities may make preliminary or final 
findings on the basis of the facts available in accordance 
with Article 7 (7) (b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
2423/88. 
(') Telex COMEU B 21877, Telefax (32-2) 235 65 05.