NoL34/60 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities5.2.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No261/77
of4February1977
imposingaprovisionalanti-dumping dutyonballbearings,taperedrollerbear­
ingsandpartsthereoforiginatinginJapan
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
459/68of5April1968onprotectionagainst
dumpingorthegrantingofbountiesorsubsidiesby
countrieswhicharenotmembersoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunity (J),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2011/73(2),andinparticularArticle15
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheAdvisory
CommitteesetupunderthesaidRegulation,
WhereastheCommissionhasreceivedacomplaint
submittedinthenameoftheCommunityroller
bearingindustrysettingoutevidenceastotheexist­
enceofdumpingoflikeproductsoriginatingin
Japan,aswellasmaterialinjuryresultingtherefrom;
Whereas,sincetheinformationreceivedindicated
thatthecomplaintwasadmissibleandthatdefensive
measuresagainstdumpingmightbenecessary,the
Commissionofficiallynotifiedtherepresentatives of
theexportingcountryandtheimportersandexporters
knowntobeconcerned,publishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities of13
November 1976anoticeoftheinitiationofan
enquiryconcerningimportsofballbearings,tapered
rollerbearingsandpartsthereoforiginatingin
Japan(3)andcommencedandexaminationofthe
factsincollaboration withtheMemberStates;
WhereastheCommissiongaveinterestedpartiesthe
opportunitytomakeknowntheirviewsinwriting;
WhereastheCommissionheardtheinterestedparties
andgavetothepartiesdirectlyconcernedtheopportu­
nityorallytodeveloptheirviewsandtomeetandto
presentopposingviewsandrebuttalarguments ;
Whereas,inordertoexaminetheexistenceof
dumping,theCommissioncomparedtheexport
pricestotheCommunitywiththoseeffectively
prevailingontheJapanesemarket;whereas,because
ofthemultiplicityoftypesoftheproductconcerned,
thiscomparisonwascarriedoutforacertainnumber
oftypesrepresentative oftheprice-structure ofthe
productsconcerned ;Whereas,becauseoftheassociationbetweentheJapa­
neseexportersandthemajorityoftheimportersin
Europe,theexportpriceswereconstructedonthe
basisofthepricesatwhichtheimportedproductsare
firstresoldtoanindependentbuyer,allowancebeing
madeforcostsandprofitsbetweenimportationand
resale;
Whereasthesecomparisonsweremadeattheex-fac­
torylevel,andinrespectofsalesmadeduringa
periodwhichwasgenerallythefirsthalfon1976,due
allowancehavingbeenmade,ontheirmerits,for
differencesaffectingpricecomparability ;
Whereasthispreliminaryexaminationofthematter
showsthatdumpinghastakenplace,themarginof
whichvariesconsiderablyfromonetransactionto
anotherandinseveralcasesexceeds30%;
Whereas,withregardtoinjurytotheindustry
concerned ,theevidenceavailabletotheCommission
showsthatimportsintotheCommunityofthe
productsconcernedoriginatinginJapanhaveconsid­
erablyincreased,since,fromalevelofapproximately
5500tonnesin1968theyincreasedto15600tonnes
in1974and19000tonnesin1975,thisincrease
havingcontinuedin1976inmostoftheregionsprin­
cipallyconcerned ;
Whereas,moreover,theseproductsareofferedforsale
ontheCommunitymarketatpriceswhichveryoften
undercutthepricesprevailingamongCommunity
producersoflikeproducts,andexerciseadepressive
effectonthem;
Whereas,asaresultofthis,theimportsconcerned
havebeenabletoacquireanaveragemarketsharein
themarketsmostparticularlyaffected,thatis,in
Germany,FranceandtheUnitedKingdom,of15%
forballbearingsandof5%fortaperedrollerbear­
ings;whereasthemarketshareisconsiderablyhigher
inoneofthemarkets,whereitrepresents22and8%
respectively ;
Whereasthisdevelopmenthastakenplacetothedetri­
mentoftheCommunityindustrywhichisinadiffi­
cultsituation,characterized byareductionof10%in
productionfrom1974tothefirsthalfof1976inthe
regionsmostaffected,wherethemajorpartofthe
Communityindustryisestablishedbyredundancies
andshort-timeworkingforthepersonneloftheenter­
prisesconcerned,andbyareductioninprofitsorthe(')OJNoL93,17.4.1968,p.1.
(-)OJNoL206,27.7.1973,p.3.
(J)OJNoC268,13.11.1976,p.2.

5.2.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL34/61
CommonCustomsTariffheadingNoex84.62and
originatinginJapan,onthebasisofthevalue
declaredinconformitywithRegulation (EEC)No
375/69(i):appearanceoflossesforseveralofthefirmscon­
cerned;
Whereasthereis,therefore,sufficientevidenceto
showthat,dueconsiderationhavingbeengiventothe
otherfactorshavingabearingonthesituationofthis
industry,asforexample,theveryconsiderable
decreaseinCommunityexports,thedumpedimports
arecausingmaterialinjurytotheCommunity
industry;
Whereas,forthesereasons,severalMemberStates
requestedtheCommission ,duringthemeetingofthe
AdvisoryCommitteeon28January1977,totake
provisionalmeasuresimmediatelyinaccordancewith
Article15(1)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No459/68;
Whereas,inthecircumstances ,theinterestsofthe
Community callforimmediateintervention ,
consistingintheimpositionofaprovisionalanti­
dumpingdutyonimportsoftheproductsinquestion
ofJapaneseorigin;
Whereas,foradministrative reasons,itisnotpossible
tofixdifferentratesofdutyforvarioustypesofbear­
ings;whereas,consequently ,itisnecessarytofixa
singlerateforalltheproducts;
Whereas,however,withregardtothemarginsof
dumpingprovisionallydeterminedfortwoofthe
exportingfirms,itisappropriatetoprovideforalower
rateforproductsmanufactured andexportedbythe
saidtwofirms,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aprovisionalanti-dumping dutyof20%is
herebyimposedonthefollowinggoods,fallingwithin—ballbearings:NIMEXEcode84.62-11,
—taperedrollerbearings:NIMEXEcode84.62-17,
—partsofballbearings:NIMEXEcodesex84.62-29
andex84.62-33,
—partsoftaperedrollerbearings:NIMEXEcodes
84.62-27andex84.62-33.
2.However,therateofthesaidduty,shallbefixed
at10%withregardtoproductsmanufactured and
exportedby:
—Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation ,Japan,
—KoyoSeikoCompanyLimited,Japan.
Article2
TheentryoftheproductsdescribedinArticle1into
freecirculationshallbeconditionaluponthedeposit
ofsecurityfortheamountoftheprovisionalduty.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticles16and
18ofRegulation(EEC)No459/68,itshallapplyuntil
theentryintoforceofanActoftheCouncileither
adoptingdefinitivemeasuresorextendingtheprovi­
sionalduty,andinanyeventforamaximumperiod
ofthreemonths.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President
(•)OJNoL52,3.3.1969,p.1.