17. 3. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 67/7 
Notice of initiation of a review proceeding of anti-dumping measures concerning imports of 
artificial corundum, originating in the Soviet Union, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia and 
People's Republic of China 
(90/C 67/04) 
The Commission has received requests from the Conseil 
Europeen des Federations de PIndustrie Chimique 
(CEFIC) for a review for the anti-dumping measures 
actually in force concerning imports of artificial 
corundum into the Community 
— from Czechoslovakia and People's Republic of China 
pursuant to Article 15 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against 
dumped or subsidized imports from countries not 
members of the European Economic Community (*) 
— and from the Soviet Union, Hungary and Poland 
pursuant to Article 14 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 2423/88. 
Product 
The product concerned is artificial corundum falling 
under CN code 2818 10 00. 
Measures actually in force 
In the course of the preceding procedures, the Chinese 
and Czechoslovak exporters (2) and later the Soviet 
Union, Hungarian and Polish exporters (3) of artificial 
corundum offered price undertakings which the 
Commission accepted, because they had the effect to 
increase export prices of artificial corundum and were 
considered appropriate to eliminate the material injury to 
which each exporter had contributed. 
Pursuant to Article 15 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
2423/88 the Commission gave notification in June of the 
impending expiry (") of the undertakings concerning 
Czechoslovakia and People's Republic of China. In 
December the Commission announced its intention to 
carry out a review (5) under Article 15 of the abovemen-
tioned Regulation. 
(') OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. 
O OJ No L 340, 28. 12. 1984, p. 82. 
(3) OJ No L 271, 23. 9. 1986, p. 26. 
(4) OJ No C 163, 30. 6. 1989, p. 5. 
(5) OJ No C 303, 2. 12. 1989, p. 11. Grounds for the request for a review 
— Czechoslovakia and People's Republic of China 
(Article 15) 
In the request it is alleged that the expiry of the 
measures would lead again to injury or threat of injury 
because the Czechoslovak and Chinese exporters have 
continued to sell artificial corundum in the Community 
at prices lower than its normal value. According to the 
complainants, the dumping margins are at 94 % in the 
case of China and between 27 % and 70 % in the case 
of Czechoslovakia. Despite the existence of anti­
dumping measures, imports from both countries 
increased by 64 % between 1985 and 1988 from 4 489 
tonnes to 6 993 tonnes. It is further alleged that the 
prices at which these imports were sold in the 
Community in 1988 undercut the prices of Community 
producers by 35 % in the case of China and by up to 
24 % in the case of Czechoslovakia, even in spite of a 
dramatic surge in worldwide prices of raw materials. 
The complainants claim that in the light of these 
conditions the expiry of the current anti-dumping 
measures would result in further injury. 
— The Soviet Union, Hungary and Poland (Article 14) 
The justification put forward for the request for a review 
by the complainants is that the exports to the 
Community from these countries increased from 1987 to 
1988 by 37,8 °/o from 8 294 tonnes in 1987 to 11 433 
tonnes in 1988 and that these sales were being made at 
dumped prices. 
According to the complainants the dumping margins 
increased by 11,6 °/o, 34,6 % and 46,5 °/o for Hungary, 
Poland and the Soviet Union respectively. These figures 
indicate that the price undertakings are no longer appro­
priate or effective in preventing the Soviet Union, 
Hungarian and Polish exporters from dumping. Evidence 
for these changed circumstances as required by Article 
14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 has been 
presented to the Commission. 
Procedure 
Having decided, after consultation, that there are 
sufficient grounds to justify the initiation of a review, the 
Commission has commenced an investigation in 
accordance with Article 15 (3) and Article 14 (1) of 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 respectively. 
Interested parties may make known their views in 
No C 67/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 3. 90 
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, provided 
that they can show that they are likely to be affected by 
the result of the proceeding, when making their views 
known. 
This notice is published in accordance with Article 7 (1) 
(a) of the abovementioned Regulation. 
Time limit 
Any information relating to the proceeding and any 
request for a hearing should be sent in writing to reach 
the Commission of the European Communities, Direc­
torate-General for External Relations (Division I-C-l), 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels (x) not later than 30 
days following the date of publication of this notice or, 
for parties known to be concerned, the date on which 
the letter accompanying the abovementioned ques­
tionnaire was received, whichever date is the later. The 
receipt of this letter is deemed to occur seven days 
following the date of its despatch. 
If the required information is not received in adequate 
form within the time limit specified above, the 
Community authorities may make preliminary or final 
findings on the basis of the facts available in accordance 
with Article 7 (7) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88. 
0) Telex COMEU B 21877; telecopier 32 2 236 30 21. 
Commission communication pursuant to Article 9 (9) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 
of 14 November 1983 
(90/C 67/05) 
By virtue of Article 9 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 of 14 November 1983 on 
import arrangements for products originating in State-trading countries, not liberalized at 
Community level ('), the Commission has adopted the following changes to the import 
arrangements applied in Italy with regard to certain State-trading countries with effect from 
12 March 1990. 
Exceptional opening, for 1990, of quotas for the import of: 
Albania 
— Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders 
(CN code 3602 00 00) 100 tonnes 
Czechoslovakia 
— Motor vehicles for the transport of persons 
(CN code ex 8703) 
— Motor vehicle parts and accessories (CN code ex 8708) 2 200 units 
(additional) 
Lit 1 000 million 
(additional) 
German Democratic Republic 
— Other bed linen, of cotton: other (CN code 6302 51 90 
Category ex 20) 22,5 tonnes 
People's Republic of China 
— Tetracyclines and their derivatives: salts thereof (CN code 
2941 30 00) 10 tonnes 
O OJ No L 346, 8. 12. 1983, p. 6.