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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)212final.
Brussels,19Kay1978
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Proposalfora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
extendingtheprovisionalanti-dumpingdutyonkraftlinerpaper
andboard,originatingintheUnitedStatesofAmerica
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(78)212final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ByRegulation (EEC)N°511/78of7March1978theCommission imposed
aprovisional anti-dumping dutyonkraftlinerpaperandboardorigina­
tingintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Themaximumperiodofvalidity
*ofthismeasureisthreemonthsandtheCommunity'sAnti-Dumping
Regulation (EEC)N°459/68requirestheCommissiontosubmita
proposal,eitherfordefinitive measuresorforanextensionoftheduty,
totheCouncilnotlaterthanonemonthbeforetheexpiryoftheCommission *
measure. * ,
Sincetheimposition ofthedutytheCommission'sserviceshavecontinued
theirexamination ofthismatterincollaboration withtheMemberStates.
Duetotheextremecomplexityofthisinvestigation ithasnotbeen
possibletocompleteitandthustosubmitaproposalfordefinitive
measuresbasedonthefullfactsofthecase. -'
ThemajorAmericanexporters andimporters havethereforerequestedthat
theprovisional dutybeextendedforafurtherperiodnotexceeding ,
threemonthstoenabletheCommission tocompleteitsinvestigations .
Inthecircumstances ,theCommission submitstheattachedproposalfora
*
CouncilRegulation extendingtheprovisional anti-dumping dutywith
certainmodifications onkraftlinerpaperandboardoriginating inthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica,forafurtherperiodnotexceedingthreemonths.

Proposal
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
extending theprovisional anti–dumping duty onkraft liner
paper and "board ,originating intheUnited States ofAmerica
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No459/68of5April 1968 on
protection against dumping orthegranting of "bounties orsubsidies "by
1countries which arenotmembers oftheEuropean Economic Community ,as
last amended "byRegulation (EEC)NO1411/7T »andinparticular Article
16thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas "byRegulation (EEC)No511/78of^March 1978"^"theCommission
imposed aprovisional anti–dumping duty onkraft liner paper and "board
originating intheUnited States ofAmerica :
*
Whereas theexamination ofthis matter hasnotyet "been completed andthe
exporters andimporters principally concerned have requested that theduty
"beextended foraperiod notexceeding three months ,
10JNoL93,7.4.1968 ,p.1
20JNoL160,30.6.1977 ,p.4
30JNoL69,11.3.1978 ,p.9.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Theprovisional anti-dumping duty onkraft liner paper andboard ,originating
intheUnited States ofAmerica ,imposed "byRegulation (EEC)No511/78,
hereby extended foraperiod notexceeding three months#
Article 2
Article 1(2)ofRegulation (EEC)NO511/78ishereby amended toread asfollows :
"Theamount ofsuch duty shall correspond tothedifference between thefair
market price intheUnited States ofAmerica assetoutbelow andtheprice free
Community frontier ,duty unpaid ,pertonne nettothefirst importer .
Forthepurpose ofthis Regulation thefair market prices intheUnited States
ofAmerica brought uptoaCIPCommunity frontier basis ,duty unpaid ,areas
follows :
Per tonne
Weight 175grams ormore persquare metre : USS258
Weight 150grams ormore andless than 175grams
persquare metre : US$268 ,
Weight less than 1,50grams persquare metre : US$278
Theabove fair market prices aredecreased byifoiftheterms provide for
payment when the'goods arrive intheCommunity ,arenetforpayment within a
further 30days andareincreased byV/oforeach subsequent 30dayperiod of .
credit .
Where prices areinvoiced byreference toarea thefair market price per 100
square matres shall becalculated inaccordance with thefollowing formula :–
Fair market price inUS$pertonne Xnominal gram weight persquare metre
10.000
Thenominal gram weight shall betheactual gram weight with atolerance level
ofplus orminus 5

Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities#
WithoutprejudicetoArticle18ofRegulation(EEC)No459/68,itshallapply4
•f!untiltheentryintoforceofaCouncilActadoptingdefinitivemeasuresor,
.atthe'latest,untiltheexpiryofaperiodofthreemonths "beginningon ■,»
f11June1978,
ThisRegulationshall"be"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
,allMemberStates..
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident