11.3.78 NoL69/9 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No511/78
of7March1978
imposingaprovisionalanti-dumping dutyonkraftlinerpaperandboardorigi­
natingintheUnitedStatesofAmerica
Whereas,inordertoexaminetheexistenceof
dumping,theCommissioncomparedtheexport
pricestotheCommunitywiththoseprevailingonthe
domesticmarketsconcerned ;
Whereasthesecomparisonsweremadeattheex­
factorylevel,andinrespectofsalesmadeatthesame
time,dueallowancehavingbeenmade,ontheir
merits,fordifferencesintransportandancillarycosts,
intheconditionsandtermsofsale,indutiesandtaxa­
tionandforotherdifferencesaffectingpricecompara­
bility;
Whereasthis-preliminaryexaminationofthematter
showsthatdumpinghastakenplace,themarginof
whichvariesconsiderablydependingontheexporting
firm,thecountryofimportationandthedateofthe
transaction :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
459/68of5April1968onprotectionagainst
dumpingorthegrantingofbountiesorsubsidiesby
countrieswhicharenotmembersoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunity (1),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1411/77(2),andinparticularArticle15
thereof,
AfterhearingtheopinionsexpressedintheAdvisory
CommitteesetupunderthesaidRegulation,
WhereastheCommissionhasreceivedacomplaint
submittedinthenameoftheCommunitylinerboard
industrysettingoutevidenceastotheexistenceof
dumpingoflikeproductsoriginatinginvariouscoun­
triesaswellasmaterialinjuryresultingtherefrom;
Whereas,sincetheinformation receivedindicated
thatthecomplaintwasadmissibleandthatdefensive
measuresagainstdumpingmightbenecessary,the
Commissionofficiallynotifiedtherepresentatives of
theexportingcountriesandtheimportersandexpor­
tersknowntobeconcerned,publishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities of17
December1977and3March1978noticesoftheiniti­
ationofenquiriesconcerningimportsofkraftliner
originatingintheUSA(3),andSweden,Finland,
Austria,PortugalandCanada(4)andcommencedan
examination ofthefactsforalltheabovementioned
countries,withtheexceptionofCanada,inrespectof
whichanexaminationwilltakeplaceintheimmed­
iatefuture;
WhereastheCommissiongaveinterestedpartiesthe
opportunitytomakeknowntheirviewsinwriting;
WhereastheCommissionheardinterestedpartiesand
gavetopartiesdirectlyconcernedtheopportunity
orallytodeveloptheirviewsandtomeetandto
presentopposingviewsandrebuttalarguments;Whereas,withregardtoinjurytotheindustry
concerned,theevidenceavailabletotheCommission
showsthatimportsintotheCommunityofkraftliner
originatinginthecountriesinquestionhaveincreased
fromalevelofapproximately 1-1milliontonnesin
1975to1-6milliontonnesin1977:
Whereastheimportsconcernedrepresentamarket
shareintheCommunityof70%in1975and80%
in1977andconsequently haveaveryconsiderable
influenceonthemarket;
WhereasthepricesoftheseimportsontheCommu­
nitymarkethavefallenconsiderably ,particularlyin
recentmonths,thusexercisingadepressiveeffecton
theCommunityproducers'prices;
Whereasthisdevelopmenthastakenplacetothedetri­
mentoftheCommunityindustrywhichisinadiffi­
cultsituation,characterizedbylargeunsoldstocks,the
completecessationofproductioninoneareaofthe
Communitywithconsequentlossofjobs,short-time
workingforthepersonneloftheenterprises
concerned,andbyareductioninprofitsortheappear­
anceofheavylosses;(»)OJNoL93,17.4.1968,p.1.
(2)OfNoL160,30.6.1977,p.4.
(3)OJNoC304,17.12.1977,p.3.
(4)OJNoC54,3.3.1978,p.2.

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andcorresponding toNIMEXEcodes48.01-15,21,27
and31,originatingintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
Theprovisionsinforcefortheapplicationofcustoms
dutiesshallapplyfortheapplicationofthisduty.
2.Theamountofsuchdutyshallcorrespondtothe
differencebetweenthefairmarketvalueassetout
belowandthevaluedeclared,pertonnenet,inaccor­
dancewithCommissionRegulation(EEC)No375/69
of27February1969onthedeclarationofparticulars
relatingtothevalueofgoodsforcustomspurposes(!).
ForthepurposeofthisRegulationthefairmarket
valuesintheUnitedStatesofAmericabroughtupto
acifCommunityfrontierbasis,dutyunpaid,areas
follows:
pertonne
weight175gramsormoreper
squaremetre:
weight150gramsormoreand
lessthan175gramspersquare
metre:
weightlessthan150gramsper
squaremetre:US$255
US$265
US$275Whereasthereis,therefore,sufficientevidenceto
showthat,dueconsiderationhavingbeengiventothe
otherfactorshavingabearingonthesituationofthis
industry,as,forexample,theratherlimitedimports
fromothersourcesandcompetitionfromsubstitutable
products,thedumpedimportsarecausingandthreat­
eningtocausematerialinjurytotheCommunity
industry;
Whereas,forthesereasons,aMemberStaterequested
theCommission ,duringthemeetingoftheAdvisory
Committeeon27February1978,totakeprovisional
measuresimmediatelyinaccordancewithArticle15
(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No459/68;
WhereasinthemeantimetheSwedish,Finnish,
AustrianandPortugueseexportersgavevoluntary
undertakingstorevisetheirpricestolevelswhichare
consideredsatisfactory ;whereasthoseundertakings
havebeenacceptedbytheCommissionwhich,asa
consequence ,hasdecidedtoterminatetheprocedures
inquestion;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theinterestsofthe
Communitycallforimmediateinterventionagainst
importsofkraftlineroriginatingintheUnitedStates
ofAmerica,consistingintheimpositionofaprovi­
sionalanti-dumping duty;
Whereas,inordertoensureequitabletreatmentof
importsatdifferentprices,theamountoftheduty
shouldbethedifferencebetweenthedeclaredvalueof
thegoodsandtheirfairmarketvalueintheUnited
StatesofAmericabroughtuptoacifCommunityfron­
tierbasis,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aprovisionalanti-dumping dutyishereby
imposedonkraftlinerpaperandboard,fallingwithin
CommonCustomsTariffsubheadingex48.01CIIArticle2
TheentryoftheproductsdescribedinArticle1into
freecirculationshallbeconditionaluponthedeposit
ofsecurityfortheamountoftheprovisionalduty.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle16and
18ofRegulation(EEC)No459/68,itshallapplyuntil
theentryintoforceofanActoftheCouncileither
adoptingdefinitivemeasuresorextendingtheprovi­
sionalduty,andinanyeventforamaximumperiod
ofthreemonths.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7March1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(!)OJNoL52,3.3.1969,p.1.