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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3650/87
of3December 1987
imposingadefinitiveanti-dumpingdutyonimportsofferro-siliconoriginating
inBrazil
securedbywayofaprovisionalduty.Theywere
grantedaperiodwithinwhichtheycouldmake
representations andtheircommentsweretaken
intoconsideration .THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2176/84
of23July1984onprotectionagainstdumpedorsubsi­
dizedimportsfromcountriesnotmembersoftheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1761/87(2),andinparticularArticle12
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalsubmittedbytheCommis­
sionafterconsultationswithintheAdvisoryCommitteeas
providedforundertheaboveRegulation,
Whereas :C.Dumping
(4)Nofreshevidenceregardingdumpinghasbeen
submitted.Theconclusionreachedatthepro­
visionalstageisthereforeconfirmed.
A.Provisionalaction
(1)TheCommission ,byRegulation (EEC)No
2409/87(3),imposedaprovisionalanti-dumping
dutyonimportsofferro-siliconoriginatingin
Brazil.D.Injury
(5)Asmentionedinpoint2onehithertounknown
importerofferro-siliconmadeitselfknowntothe
Commission .Thisimporterclaimedtohave
purchasedferro-siliconfromaBrazilianmanufac­
turerwhichdidnotcooperateintheproceeding.If
theinformationgivenbythisimporterorally—
althoughnotverifiable—werecorrecttheimports
fromBrazilweresomewhathigherthanthose
provisionallyestablishedand,asaresult,themarket
shareheldbytheseimportswasinexcessofthat
giveninpoint11ofRegulation(EEC)No2409/87.
Nofreshevidenceregardingtheotherinjury
elementsreferredtoinpoints10,11and12ofthat
Regulationhasbeensubmitted.Theconclusions
reachedattheprovisionalstagearetherefore
confirmed.Itisthereforedefinitivelyconcluded
thatdumpedimportsofferro-siliconoriginatingin
Brazil,takeninisolation,havetobeconsideredas
causingmaterialinjurytotheCommunityindustry.
(6)TheBrazilianexporterreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofpoint3ofRegulation(EEC)No
2409/87hasnowrevealedthatitdidnot,afterall,
makeexportshipmentstotheCommunityand
shouldthereforenotbereferredtoasnothaving
cooperated.B.Subsequentprocedure
(2)Followingtheimpositionoftheprovisionalduty
theAssociationofBrazilianFerro-alloysManufac­
turers(ABRAFA)andoneimporterwhichhad
hithertonotcooperatedintheinvestigation
requested,andweregrantedanopportunitytobe
heardbytheCommission .TheCommission
informedthemindetailofthefactsonwhichit
hadbaseditsprovisionalfindings.Theyalsomade
writtensubmissionsmakingknowntheirviewson
thefindings.
(3)Thepartieswerealsoinformedoftheessentialfacts
andconsiderations onthebasisofwhichitwas
intendedtorecommendtheimpositionofadefini­
tivedutyandthedefinitivecollectionofamounts E.Communityinterest
(7)Noargumentsotherthanthosedealtwithinpoint
13ofRegulation(EEC)No2409/87weremade.
Theconclusions drawnthereinareendorsed.(')OJNoL201,30.7.1984,p.1.0OJNoL167,26.6.1987,p.9.(jOJNoL219,8.8.1987,p.24.

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73.02CoftheCommonCustomsTariff,corresponding to
NIMEXEcode73:02-30,originatinginBrazil.
2.Theamountofthedutyshallbe59ECUpertonne,
net.
3.Thedutyshallnotapplytoproductsmanufactured
andexportedbyCompanhiaBrasileiraCarburetode
CalcioCBCCSA.,ItalmagnesioSA.,andElectrometalur
SAIndustriaeComercio.
4.Theprovisionsinforceconcerningcustomsduties
shallapply.F.Undertaking
(8)TheBrazilianindustry'sassociation,ABRAFA,
offeredanundertakingconcerningexportsof
ferro-siliconbyitsmemberstotheCommunity .
Afterconsultations ,thisundertakingwasnotcon­
sideredacceptablebytheCommission .Theassoci­
ationwasinformedofthereasonstherefor.
G.Definitivecollection oftheamounts
securedbywayofprovisionalduty;impo­
sitionofadefinitiveduty
(9)Noargumentsotherthanthosedealtwithinpoint
14ofRegulation(EEC)No2409/87weremade.
Theconclusions drawnthereinareendorsed.In
viewofthis,adefinitiveanti-dumpingdutyshould
beimposedonimportsofferro-siliconoriginating
inBrazilandtheamountsecuredbywayofthe
provisionalanti-dumping dutyimposedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2409/87shouldbecollected,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Adefinitiveanti-dumping dutyisherebyimposed
onimportsofferro-siliconfallingwithinsubheadingArticle2
Theamountssecuredbywayofprovisionalanti-dumping
dutyunderRegulation(EEC)No2409/87shallbedefini­
tivelycollected.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities :
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
C.CHRISTENSEN