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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)702final
Brussels,13November1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2940/81imposingadefinitive anti-dumping
dutyonp-xylene(paraxylene )originating inPuertoRico,theUnited
StatesofAmericaandtheUnitedStatesVirginIslands
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
In,June1981theCommission imposedaprovisional anti-dumping duty
of14.7%onimportsofp-xylene(paraxylene)originating inPuerto
Rico,theUnitedStatesofAmericaandtheUSVirginIslands.The
CouncilconfirmedthisdutyasdefinitiveinRegulation (EEC)2940/81
of15October1981. ' ■
Duringtheinvestigation ,butatatimewhentheCommission's
proposalfortheconfirmation oftheprovisional dutyasdefinitive
wasalreadybeforetheCouncil,ExxonChemicalInternational Supply
SAofferedtorespectthenormalvalue<27centsperlbFOBUSport)
"established duringthereferenceperiodandofferedanundertaking
inthisrespect.Itisthereforeproposedthatthisbeacceptedby
theCouncilandthatExxonshouldconsequently beexcludedfromthe
application ofthedefinitive duty. .

,,COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amenchng Regulation'(EEC)No294Q/81imposingadefinitive
anti-dumpingdutyonp-xylene(paraxylene)originatinginPuerto
Rico,theUnitedStatesofAmericaandtheunitedStatesVirginIslands
Ku;v. ■?vthecounciloftheEuropean
\£·^ ;:ί'οοΜΜυΝϊτίΕδ ,.■ 7"->/·'"'·':.ί?
fcf.-v~s-;>HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean .j
"EconomieCommunity,*. ;/
•f '.-'HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)Noi^ 3017/79Tof20December1979on"protectionagainst..1
y.^ >dumped,orsubsidizedimportsfromcountriesnot|^tVmembersoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ]
,'tvv.andinparticularArticle12thereof,.•••<'V-(o
V
U
V
^t-r;/.'Havingregardtotheproposalsubmittedbythe|
\•Commissionafterconsultationwith"theAdvisoty"f;
"?*''>V'"!*.Comn[iittee>etupunder;"the-saidRegulation.
CS-» v-yi'. • •..-'
I•••-If:y;•>'WhereastheCommission,byRegulation(EEC)No,!
>'.'v(JÀimposed->aprovisionaianti-dumpingduty•ÌJJ
& of14-7%on,.importsof/>-xyleneoriginatingin
" ,■■■J-v'>:.PuertoRico,theUnitedStatespfAy.ericaand,the"'<'«
UnitedStatesVirgin_JsIands;"whereasthe"CounciI,
byRegulation (EECXNo2940/81(3),confirmed
thisdutyasdefinitive,
WhereasExxonChemicalInternational SupplyS.A.hasvoluntarily under­
takentorespectthenormalvaluesestablished duringtheinvestigation ;
whereasthisundertaking wasreceivedduringtheinvestigation butatastage
toolatetobetakenaccountofinRegulation (EEC)No2940/81;
WhereastheCouncil ..-
considersthisundertakingtobeacceptable;whereasitisconsequently
appropriatetoexcludetheimportsofthep–xyleneexportedbythis
companyfromtheapplicationoftheduty;whereasArticle1(2)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2940/81shouldthereforebeamendedtotakeaccount
ofthesefacts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATIONS
<1)0JNoL339,31.12.1979,p.1
(2)0JNoL158,16.06.1981,p.7
(3)0JNoL296,15.10.1981,p.1

Article 1
Article 1(2)'ofRegulation (EEC)No2940/81isherebyreplacedby
thefollowing :
Thisdutyshallnotapplytop-xyleneexportedby:
-AmocoChemicalsCorporation
-ArcoChemicalCompany
-ExxonChemicalInternational SupplyS.A. .
-PhillipsParaxylene Inc.andInternational
PetroleumSalesInc.,Panama,membersof
thePhillipsPetroleum Group
-TennecoOilCompany
-SunocoOverseasInc.andSunInternational Inc.
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication int
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom15October1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,x. FortheCouncil"