13.11.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL312/41
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2757/76
of12November 1976
imposingaprovisionalanti-dumping dutyoncyclechainsoriginatingin
Taiwan
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No459/68of5
April1968onprotectionagainstdumpingorthe
grantingofbountiesorsubsidiesbycountrieswhich
arenotmembersoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity(*),modifiedbyRegulation(EEC)No2011/73(2),
andinparticularArticle15thereof,
HavingheardtheopinionsexpressedwithintheAdvi­
soryCommitteesetupbythisRegulation,
WhereastheCommission hasreceivedacomplaint,
submittedinthenameoftheCommunityindustryfor
cyclechains,settingoutelementsofproofastothe
existenceofdumpingpractices,bountiesorsubsidies,
forlikeproducts,originatinginTaiwan,aswellas
materialinjuryresultingtherefrom;
Whereas,havingexaminedtheadmissibilityofthe
complaint,theCommissionpublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities of7August
1976(3)anoticeoftheinitiationofanenquiry
concerningimportsofbicyclechainsoriginatingin
Taiwan(4),basedinparticularonRegulation (EEC)
No459/68;
Whereasduringthesubsequentexaminationofthe
matterincollaboration withtheMemberStates,the
CommissionendeavouredtocomparetheTaiwanese
exportpricestotheCommunitywith,ontheone
hand,pricesontheTaiwanesehomemarket,insofar
asithadreceivedconclusivedata,and,ontheother
hand,allowancebeingmadefortheparticularsitua­
tionoftheTaiwanesemarketfortheproducts
concerned,withthecostsofproductioninTaiwan,
plusareasonableamountforadministration ,selling
andanyothercosts,andforprofits;
Whereasthesecomparisonshavebeenmadeatthe
ex-factorylevelandinrespectofdatesasnearlyas
possibleatthesametime,andallowancehavingbeen
madeforthedifferencesaffectingthecomparability of
thesepricesandcosts;
Whereasthispreliminaryexaminationofthematter
showsTaiwaneseexportsareeffectedatdumpingprices,withtheexceptionofcertaindeliveriescarried
outatpriceswhichmaybeconsideredasnormal;
whereasthedumpingmarginwhichhasbeenprovi­
sionallydeterminedisatleast15%andinmany
casesisconsiderablyhigher;
Whereasthereis,moreover,averystrongpresumption
astothegrantingofproductionandexportsubsidies
totheTaiwaneseindustry;
Whereasthereareelementsofproofavailableasto
theeffectofthesepracticesonthemarketsituationof
theCommunitywhichshowthatimportsofthese
productsoriginatinginTaiwanhaveconsiderably
increased,since,havingbeenalmostnon-existent
until1971,theyincreasedfrom1-5millionmetresin
1974toalmost31millionmetresin1975;
Whereas,moreover,theseproductsareofferedforsale
intheCommunitymarketatpriceswhichexercisea
depressiveeffectonthepricesappliedbyCommunity
producersoflikeproducts;
Whereas,asaresultofthis,theimportsconcerned
havebeenabletoacquireamarketshare,which,
accordingtotheinformationwhichtheCommission
hasavailable,isalmost15%onaverageinthe
Community ,and30%insomeofthemarketsmore
particularlyaffected;
Whereasthisdevelopmenthastakenplacetothedetri­
mentoftheCommunityindustry,whereproduction
hasdecreasedbyapproximately 30%from1974to
1975,resultinginredundancies ,redeployment and
short-timeworkingforthepersonnelconcerned ;
Whereasthereare,therefore,adequateelementsof
prooftoshowthat,dueallowancehavingbeenmade
fortheotherfactorshavingabearingonthesituation
ofthisindustry,asforexample,theveryconsiderable
decreaseofCommunityexportsandthepressure
beingexercisedbyimportsofotherorigin,the
dumpedimportsarecausingorthreateningtocause
materialinjurytotheCommunityindustry;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,andhavingregardin
particulartotheincreaseintherateofgrowthof
exportstotheCommunity ofcyclechainsfrom
Taiwan,theinterestsoftheCommunitycallfor
immediateintervention ;(>)OJNoL93,17.4.1968,p.1.
(-)OJNoL206,27.7.1973,p.3.
(J)OJNoC183,7.8.1976,p.4.
(4)CommonCustomsTariffheadingNoex73.29;Nimexe
codeex73.29-1 1.

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ex73.29andcorresponding toNimexeCodeNo
73.29-11,originatinginTaiwan,withtheexceptionof
thosewhosepriceciffreeatCommunityfrontier,not
customscleared,isequalto,orhigherthan,1-39units
ofaccountperkilogramme ,isherebyimposed.
Article2Whereas,asaresult,aprovisionalanti-dumpingduty
of15%shouldaccordinglybeimposedonimportsof
theproductsinquestionoriginatinginTaiwan;
Whereas,foradministrative reasons,thebasisofassess­
mentforthisprovisionaldutyshouldcorrespondto
thedefinitionoftheNimexenomenclature ,thatis,in
thiscase,toCodeNo73.29-11whichcovetscycleand
motorcyclechains;
Whereasimportseffectedatpricesequalto,orhigher
than,1-39unitsofaccountperkilogrammeshouldbe
excludedfromtheapplicationofthisprovisionalduty,
thatis,inpractice,exportsofcyclechainseffectedat
priceswhichmaybeconsideredasnormal,andalso
importsofmotorcyclechainsatpriceswhichare
normallyhigher,TheentryoftheproductsdescribedinArticle1for
Communityconsumption shallbeconditionalupon
thedepositofsecurityfortheamountoftheprovi­
sionalduty.
Article3
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe10thday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticles16and
18ofRegulation(EEC)No459/68itshallapplyuntil
theentryintoforceofanActoftheCouncilsetting
outeithertheadoptionofdefinitivemeasuresorthe
extensionoftheprovisionaldutyandforamaximum
periodofthreemonths.Aprovisionalanti-dumpingdutyof15%onarticu­
latedlinkrollerchainsforcyclesandmotorcycles,
fallingwithinCommonCustomsTariffheadingNo
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12November1976.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission