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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(83) 133 final 
Brussels, I^March 1983
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2761/81 imposing a definitive anti­
dumping duty on o-xylene (orthoxylene) originating in Puerto Rico 
and the United States of America
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(83) 133 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On 2Z September 1981 the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 2761/81 
imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of o-xylene 
originating in Puerto Rico and the USA. Undertakings from five 
exporters were also accepted thus allowing them to be excluded 
from the duty.
The Commission has since received requests from two US exporters 
to review the duty as it applied to them and from one EEC consumer 
for a general review of the duty.
The Commission, after consultation, re-opened the procedure and 
commenced its investigation. This investigation showed that 
there was, in fact, renewed dumping with the following margins:
%
Arco Chemical Co 2
Exxon Chemical Co 9.55
Koch Ch«nicall° **
Phillips Petroleum 0
Sun Refining & Marketing Co 1.8 
Tenneco Oil 0
Certain exporters representing 34% of US exports to the Community 
either did not co-operate in the investigation or did not make 
themselves known to the Commission and for these companies the 
Commission considered it would be a bonus for non-cooperation to 
determine a dumping margin below the 14.47% determined in the first 
invest igation.
It was also established that the Community producers were suffering 
renewed material injury which was likely to worsen if the duty or the 
undertakings were not maintained.
It is considered to be in the Community's interest that the duty and 
undertakings continue to apply. The two US exporters who requested 
the review have offered undertakings to respect the normal value. These 
are considered acceptable.
Member States have been informed of these proposals in the Anti-dumping 
Committee and are in agreement with them.

Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Régulâtion(EEC) No 2761 /81 imposing a definitive anti-dumping 
duty on o-xylene (orthoxylene) originating in Puerto Rico and the 
United States of America
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Ccur.ci l
raving regard to;Regulation(EEC)No 3017/79 of 20 December 1979 on protection 
against dumped or subsidised imports from countries not members of the 
European Economic Communityd) as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1580/82 (2), 
and in particular Article ^2 thereof.,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consultation 
within the Advisory Committee provided for under the above Regulation,
Whereas the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 2761 /8K3), imposed a definitive
anti-dumping duty of 14,47% on imports of o-xylene/originating in Puerto Rico
and the United states of America; whereas the rate of duty for the Sun
Petroleum Products Company was 10,73%; whereas five exporters were excluded
from the duty as they gave voluntary undertakings to increase their prices to levels 
which eliminated dumping; whereas one exporter was exempted from the duty since sales 
to the Community made during the investigation period were not dumped;
Whereas this Regulation was subsequently amended by Regulation (EEC), (5)No 3493/8/1 which specified the rate at which a certain provisional duty 
should be definitively collected;
Whereas the Commission has since received requests from two United States 
companies to review the duties insofar as they apply to them and from one 
European Community consumer requesting a general review of the duty;
(1) 0J No L 339, 31 .12.1979, p. 1,
(2) 0J No L 178, 22.6.1982, p. 9.
(3) 0J No L 270, 25.9.1981, p. 1,
(4) NIMEXE code 29.01-65.
(5) 0J No L 353, 9.12.1981, p. 1 .

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Whereas,since the said requests provided sufficient evidence to justify 
a review of the proceeding, the Commission announced by a
notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(1) 
a review of the definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of o-xylene 
originating in Puerto Rico and the United States of America and commenced 
an investigation of the matter at Community level;
Whereas the Commission officially so advised the exporters and importers 
known by it to be concerned as well as the representatives of the exporting 
country and the complainants;
Whereas the Commission has given the parties directly concerned the 
opportunity to make known their views in writing and to be heard;
Whereas certain of the exporters known to be concerned and some importers 
took this opportunity to present written and oral observations; whereas, 
however, several traders and dealers failed to respond to the Commission's 
invitation to make known their views;
Whereas the Commission sought and verified all information it deemed to be 
necessary for the purposes of the review procedure and carried out 
investigations at the premises of the following:
EEC producers :  Total Chimie, Paris
Veba 01, Gelsenkirchen 
Shell Chemical, London
exporters: Arco Chemical Co, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Exxon Chemical Co., Darien, Connecticut 
Koch Chemical Co., Wichita, Kansas
Phillips Petroleum Chemicals, Overiise on behalf of International 
Petroleum Sales Inc., Panama, Phillips Paraxylene Inc., Puerto 
Rico and Phillips Puerto Rico Core Inc.
Sun Refining and Marketing Co and Sunoco Overseas Inc. Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania
Tenneco Oil, Houston, Texas
(1) OJ No C 124, 15.5.1982, p. 3,

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The fo llo w in g  companies a ls o  made in fo r m a tio n  a v a ila b le  at th e  C om m ission's 
o f f ic e s  in  B ru s s e ls :
lo n te d ip e , Mi lan 
A lu s u is s e  I t a l i a  SpA, M ila n  
P ecten Chem icals In c , H ouston, Texas 
BASF, Ludw igshafen
Whereas th e  Commission s e le c te d  th e  la s t q u a rte r o f 1981 and th e  f i r s t  th re e  
q u a rte rs  o f 1982 as th e  rfelevant in v e s t ig a t io n  p e r io d ;
Whereas norm al v a lu e s  were e s ta b lis h e d  by ta k in g  th e  w e ig h te d  average 
q u a r t e r ly  p ric e s  o f th e  re s p e c tiv e  d o m e s tic  s a le s  o f th e  com panies c o n c e rn e d ; 
whereas th e se  w e ig h te d  average p r ic e s  f lu c t u a t e d  by q u a r te r  and had 
g e n e r a lly  d e c lin e d  in  1982;
Whereas in  e s ta b lis h in g  th e  p r o f i t a b i l i t y  o f th e  d o m e s tic  s a le s , e v id e n c e  
was s u b m itte d  w hich s a t is f ie d  th e  Commission th a t s a le s  g e n e r a lly  had 
no t been at a lo s s .
Whereas e x p o rt p r ic e s  were d e te rm in e d  on th e  b a s is  o f th e  p r ic e s  a c t u a lly  p a id  
o r p a y a b le  f o r  th e  p ro d u c ts  e x p o rte d  to  th e  Community d u rin g  th e  p e r io d  
o f in v e s t ig a t io n ;
Whereas in  com paring norm al v a lu e  w ith  e x p o rt p r ic e s  th e  Com m ission to o k
a cco u n t w h e re -a p p ro p ria te  o f d iffe r e n c e s  a f f e c t in g  p r ic e  c o m p a r a b ility  such as 
d iffe r e n c e s  in  t r a n s p o r t ,  h a n d lin g , lo a d in g  and a n c i l l a r y  c o s ts ; whereas a l l  
com parisons were made at FOB le v e l;
Whereas th e  above e x a m in a tio n  o f th e  fa c t s  showed th a t th e s e  com panies w hich
had g iv e n  u n d e rta k in g s  a f t e r  th e  o r ig i n a l  in v e s t ig a t io n  had re s p e c te d  th e
te rm s o f t h e i r  u n d e rta k in g s  b u t t h a t ,  in  some c a s e s , th e  in c re a s e  0 f
p r ic e s  on t h e i r  U S  dom estic m arket meant th a t dum ping had re su m e d ; whereas
th e  dum ping m argins v a ry  a c c o rd in g  to  th e  e x p o r te r ; whereas th e  w e ig h te d  average 
m argin f o r  each o f th e  e x p o rte rs  c o o p e ra tin g  in  th e  in v e s t ig a t io n  was:
Arco Chem ical Co 2%
Exxon Chem ical Co 9,55%
Koch C hem ical Co. 4%
P h i l l i p s  P e tro le u m  0%
Sun R e fin in g  & M a rk e tin g  Co. 1,8%
Sunoco Overseas In c No s a le s
Tenneco O il 0%

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-  As P ecten C hem icals In c . e x p o rt s a le s  are made v ia  in t e r n a t io n a l b ro k e rs  
th e  company was un a b le  to  i d e n t i f y  s a le s  to  the Community;
Whereas f o r  th o s e  e x p o rte rs  who n e ith e r  r e p lie d  to  the C om m ission's
q u e s tio n n a ir e  nor made them selves known o th e rw is e  in  th e  course o f th e  re v ie w  
in v e s t ig a t io n  and who are e s tim a te d  to  a ccount f o r  34% o f th e  e x p o rts  concerned , 
th e  Com m ission c o n s id e re d  t h a t i t  would c o n s titu te
a bonus f o r  n o n -c o o p e ra tio n  to  assume th a t th e  dumping m argin fo r  th e s e
o f 14,47%
e x p o r te r s  was any low er than the dumping m a rg in /d e te rm in e d  w ith  re g a rd  
to  them fo llo w in g  the o r ig in a l in v e s t ig a t io n ;
W hereas, w ith  re g a rd  to  th e  in ju r y  caused by th e  dumped im p o rts  the
e v id e n c e  a v a ila b le  to  the Commission shows th a t im p o rts  in t o  th e
Community from  P u e rto  Rico and the U n ite d  S ta te s  o f A m erica o f o -x y le n e
w h ich  f e l l  a f t e r  th e  im p o s itio n  o f th e  p r o v is io n a l and d e f i n i t i v e  d u tie s
in  1981 were l i k e l y  to  in c re a s e  in  1982 to  th e  same le v e l as th e y  had been at in
1979;
Whereas th e  s e llin g  p ric e s  o f t h is  p ro d u c t in  th e  Community in  most 
case's do n o t -  a llo w  Community p ro d u c e rs  to  cover t h e i r  c o s ts  o r to  have 
- a  re a s o n a b le  p r o f i t ;
Whereas th e  consequent im pact on t h is  Community in d u s tr y  has been a f a l l  in 
p r o d u c tio n  o f 10% from  1981 to  1982, a  r e d u c tio n  o f 11% in  c a p a c ity  u t i l i z a t i o n  
in  th e  same p e rio d  and an a c c e le r a tin g  lo s s -m a k in g  tre n d  in  1982;
Whereas as re g a rd s in ju r y  th e  Commission has re c e iv e d  no new e vid e n ce
and the m a in te n -
to  a l t e r  i t s  view  th a t th e c o n tin u e d  a p p lic a tio n  o f th e  e x is t in g  d u ty _ /Y ance 0 f p r -jce 
was a re q u ire m e n t fo r  the e lim in a tio n  o f in ju r y  and th e  p re v e n tio n  o f i t s  V n d e r t a k in g s 
re c u r r e n c e ; whereas th e  v o l a t i l e  p r ic e  movements in  re c e n t q u a rte rs

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and the c o n tin u in g  depressed s ta te  o f b o th  th e  U n ite d  S ta te s  and EEC m arkets 
suggest th a t any rem oval o f th e  e x is t in g  d e f i n i t i v e  d u ty  o r 
w ith d ra w a l o-f u n d e rta k in g s  m ig h t lead
th e  e x p o rte rs  concerned to  e x p o rt s u rp lu s  in v e n to r y  to  th e  EEC th e re b y  
in c re a s in g  th e  in ju r io u s  consequences fo r  th e  Community in d u s t r y ;
Whereas Community p ro c e s s in g  in d u s t r ie s  have argued th a t th e  
c o n tin u a tio n  o f p r o t e c t iv e  m easures would n o t be in  th e  Community 
in t e r e s t  because i t  w ould make them le s s  c o m p e titiv e ; w hereas, in  
view  o f th e  p a r t i c u l a r l y  s e rio u s  d i f f i c u l t i e s  fa c in g  th e  Community 
in d u s tr y  th e  Commission has, n e v e r th e le s s , come t o  th e  c o n c lu s io n  
th a t i t  is  in  th e  Com m unity's in t e r e s t s  t h a t  d e f i n i t i v e  m easures be 
c o n tin u e d  p a r t i c u l a r l y  in  view  o f th e  fa c t  t h a t th o s e  e x p o rte rs  
who c o o p e ra te d  in  th e  co m m issio n 's in v e s t ig a t io n  and who s u b s e q u e n tly  
o ffe r e d  p r ic e  u n d e rta k in g s  o n ly  account f o r  66% o f u .b . e x p o rts  
to  the Community;
p s
Whereas a c c o rd in g ly  th e  fa c ts  f i n a l l y  e s ta b lis h e d  show t h a t  th e re  
is  dumping and in ju r y  caused th e re b y  and th e  in t e r e s t s  o f th e  
Community c a ll f o r  th e  m aintenance o f th e  e x is t in g  d e f i n i t i v e  
a n ti-d u m p in g  d u ty  on o -x y le n e  o r ig in a t in g  in  P u e rto  R ico and 
th e  U .S .A .;
Whereas th e  e x p o rte rs  concerned were in fo rm e d  o f th e  m ain f in d in g s  
o f th e  re v ie w  ,  and commented on them ; w hereas
th e s e  companies which had o ff e r e d  u n d e rta k in g s  in  th e  o r ig in a l 
p ro c e e d in g  v o lu n te e re d  to  renew them at a le v e l c o n s id e re d  n e c e s s a ry  to  
it renewed in j u r y  tc  /Com m unity in d u s tr y ; whereas th e  Koch C hem ical Company
a ls o  v o lu n t a r ily  u n d e rto o k  to  re s p e c t a minimum p r ic e  f o r  i t s  e x p o r ts ;

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Whereas th e  e f f e c t  o f th e  s a id  u n d e rta k in g s  w i l l  be to  m a in ta in  
im p o rt p r ic e s  at the Level n e ce ssa ry to  p re v e n t i n j u r y ;  whereas 
th e s e  u n d e rta k in g s  in  no case exceed the dumping m a rg in ;
Whereas th e  C ouncil has, t h e r e fo r e , d e te rm in e d  th a t im p o rts  o f 
o -x y le n e  e x p o rte d  by Arco Chemical Co., Lxxon Chem ical C o., Koch 
C hem ical C o., P h illip s  P a ra xyle n e  I n c . ,  P h i l l i p s  P u e rto  R ico C ore 
I n c . ,  I n te r n a tio n a l P etroleum  Sales I n c . ,
Sunoco Overseas In c ., and Tenneco O il s h o u ld  be 
e x c lu d e d  from  th e  a p p lic a tio n  o f th e  d u ty ;
Whereas th e  Sun R e fin in g  & M a rk e tin g  Company, su cce sso r to  the Sun
P e tro le u m  P ro d u cts Company, d e c lin e d  to  o f f e r  v o lu n ta r y  u n d e rta k in g s
to  re s p e c t minimum p ric e s  fo r  i t s  e x p o rts  and th e re  is  th e r e fo r e  no
/g e n e ra l
reason fo r  th e s e  companies to  be e x c lu d e d  from  th e  a p p lic a t io n  o f 
th e  d u ty ;
Whereas th e  Commonwealth O il R e fin e ry  Co. I n c . ,  w hich was p r e v io u s ly  
e x c lu d e d  from  the d e f i n i t i v e  d u ty , is  now ou t o f b u s in e s s  and re fe re n c e  
to  th a t company s h o u ld , th e r e f o r e ,  be d e le te d  from  th e  l i s t  o f 
e x c lu s io n s ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
A r t i c l e  1
A r t i c l e  1  (2) and (3) o f R e g u la tio n  (EEC) No 2761/81 are hereby 
re p la c e d  by th e  f o llo w in g :
" 2 .  The d u ty  s h a ll n o t a p p ly  to  o -x y le n e  e x p o rte d  by:
Arco Chemical Company
P h i l l i p s  P a ra xyle n e  I n c . ,  I n t e r n a t io n a l P e tro le u m  Sales I n c . ,  Panama 
and P h i l l i p s  P u e rto  R ico Core I n c . ,  members o f th e  P h i l l i p s  P e troleum  
G roup,
Tenneco O il Company
Exxon Chemical I n t e r n a t io n a l Supply SA
Sun.oco Overseas In c . and Sun I n t e r n a t io n a l In c .
Koch C hem ical Company
" 3 . The r a te  o f th e  d u ty  s h a ll be 14,47% on th e  b a s is  o f th e  customs 
v a lu e  d e te rm in e d  in  accordance w ith  th e  p r o v is io n s  in  fo rc e  w ith  
re g a rd  to  custom s d u t ie s . "

A r t i c l e  2
T h is  R e g u la tio n  s h a ll e n te r in t o  fo r c e  on th e  day f o llo w in g  i t s  
p u b lic a t io n  in  th e  O f f i c i a l  J o u rn a l o f th b  European C o m m unities.
T h is  R e g u la tio n  s h a ll be b in d in g  in  i t s  e n t i r e t y  and d i r e c t l y  
a p p lic a b le  in  a l l  Member S ta te s .
Done at B ru s s e ls For th e  Counci l