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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ?
CONCERNING THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OFTHE PROVISIONAL
ANTI-DUMPING DUTY IMPOSED ONIMPORTS OFSTANDARDIZED
ELECTRIC MULTI-PHASE MOTORS HAVING ANOUTPUT OF
MORE THAN 0.75 kWBUTNOTMORE THAN 75kW, ,■
ORIGINATING INTHE USSR
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
C0MC80 )294 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
» ♦ 1-
ByRegulation (EEC)N°451/80of22February1980theCommissionimposed
aprovisionalanti-dumping dutyoncertainmotorsfromtheUSSR.Byvirtue
oftheanti-dumping Regulation (EEC)N°3017/79/theCommissionmust
submittotheCouncil,onemonthbeforetheexpirationofthismeasure,a
proposalregardingtheadoptionof,definitivemeasures.
• ' '.A '' t
SincetheimpositionoftheprovisionaldutytheCommissionhasnotedthat
thepartiesconcernedhave,neithercontestednorfurnishedanyarguments
againstthepreliminarydetermination whichledtotheimpositionofthe
é
provisionaldutyandthatconsequently theconclusionsoftheinvestigation
shouldremainunchanged.
However,sincetheimpositionoftheprovisionalduty,undertakings to
increaseprices,similartothosegivenbytheexportingorganisations ,
oftheotherState-trading countries,havebeengiveninthenameofthe
I
SovietexporterEnergomachexport andhavebeenacceptedbytheCommission.
*' ' '' »
Inthecircumstances theproceduremaybeclosedwithouttheimposition
ofadefinitiveduty.
However,becauseoftheinjuriousdumping,involvedintheSovietexports
andbecauseofthetardynatureoftheundertakingsgivenbytheSoviet
exporter,theCommissionsubmitstotheCounciltheattachedproposal,for
aCouncilRegulationregardingthedefinitivecollectionoftheamounts
securedbywayofprovisionaldutieswithregardtotheUSSR.

/
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
I
concerningthedefinitivecollectionoftheprovisionalanti-dumpingdutyimposedonimports
ofstandardizedelectricmulti-phasemotorshavinganoutputofmorethan0.75kWbutnot
morethan75kW,oriainatinqintheUSSR.
THECOUNCIL
:COMMUNITIES ,OFTHEEUROPEAN meettothatopposingviewsmightbepresentedind
rebuttalargumentsputforward; ,
©HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
Havingregard«o'CouncilRegulation(EEC)No>
3017/79of20December1979onprotectionagainst
dumpedorsubsidizedimportsfromcountriesnot
membersoftheCommunity('),andinparticular
Articles11and12thereof/.
AlterhearingtheopinionsexpressedbytheAdvisory
CommitteesetupunderthatRegulation,
WhereasinMarch1979theCommissionreceiveda
complaintlodgedbytheCoordinatingCommitteelor.
theCommonMarketAssociationofManufacturingof
RotatingElectricalMachinery(COMEL)onbehalfof,
thegreatmaiorityofCommunitymanufacturer*of
lowvoltageelectricmotors;whereasthecomplaint
containedeviJenceoftheexistenceofdumpingin
respectollikeproductsoriginatinginBulgaria,
Czechoslovakia ,theGermanDemocraticRepublic,
Hungary,Poland,Romania -.ortheUSSR,andof
substantialinjuryresultingtherelrom;•
Whereasthesaidevidencewassufficienttojustify
initiatinganinvestigation;
>
WhereastheCommissionaccordinglyannounced,by
•noticepublishedintheOfficialJournalofihtEuro-
ptanCommiihitieiC ).theinitiationoftproceeding
concerningimportsofstandardizedelectricmulii-
phasemotorshavinganoutputofmorethan0*75kW
butnotmorethan7JkWoriginatinginBulgaria,
-Czechoslovakia,^theGermanDemocraticRepublic,
Hungary,Po4«id,RomaniaortheUSSR,and
commentedaninvestigationofthematteratCommu-
jiityleveli
WhereastheCommissionofficiallysoadvisedthe
exportersandimportersknowntobeconcerned;
WhereastheCommissionhasgiventheparties
directlyconcernedtheopportunity«0makeknown
theirviewsinwritingandtobeheardorally,andto
(')OJNoLJ».Jt.liI»7"».P
(<)O)NoC101.21.4.I»?».PWhereasthemajorityofthepartiesconcernedwith
theexception,notablv,oftheSovietexporterhave
takenthisopportunity; '
Whereas,inordertoarriveatYpreliminaryassess-,
mrntofthedumpingmarginandinjury,theCommisi
sioncarriedoutinspections4tthepremisesofthe
greatmajorityof'exporters'agentsandimporters,
including:inBelgium,IndustrialElectricPVBA
(Kortrijk)andSymkinsSPRL(Liege);inDenmark.R.«
FrimodtPedcrsehAS.(Paugatd).AroitlundHandels
APS(Vojens),NordelektroAS.(Kobcnhavn)andA.
JohnsonftCo.AS.(Chatlottenlund );intheFederal
RepublicofGermany,HorstSchenk(Brilon)andFritz
Oberstenfeld (Hamburg);inFrance.SermesSA(Stras­
bourg),LesIndustriesFrancises(Wissous),Sodimef
SA.(Strasbourg),SorieeSA(Ivrysur-Seine)and
SofbimS.A.(Paris);inItaly,MezItalianaS.pA
(Milano),ImcxS.pA(Milano).ElpromS.p.L.(Parma),
.Elcktropolcantoni &Co.S.pA.(Milano)^Vvneta
MotoriS.N.C.(PJIIOVJ),B.A.M.E.diB.iriolomciDruno-
(Ptstoia)andEnitalS.pA(Milano);andintheNether­
lands.Rotor.C.V.(Eihergen)andPijaEkktrotcchniek
B.V.(Arnheni);whm-aatheCommissionlontatti'da
numberofotheragentsandimporters;whereasthe
Commissionalsoeartii/doutinspectionsattheprem­
isesofthemaincomplainantCommunityproducers,
tt'tinBelgium.ACEC(Charleroi);intheFederal
RepublicofGermanyAEG-Telefunken AG(Olden­
burg).BauknechtGmbH(Stuttgart),and-SiemensAG
(Erlangen);inFrance.Alsthom-Unelec (Paris),
Compagnietlectto-Mecanique SA.(Paris)andLcroy-
SomerSA(Angouleme);andinItaly,AnsaldoS.pA
(Gcnova)andErcoleMarclliS.pA(Milano);
I
Whereas,inordertoestablishwhethertheabovemen-
tionedimportsweredumped,theCommissionhadto
takeintoaccountthefactthatBulgaria,Czechoslo­
vakia,theGerman•DemocraticRepublic,Hungary,
Poland,RomaniaandtheUSSRarenotmarket
economycountriesl
Whereas,forthatreason,theCommissionhadtobase
itscalculationsonthenormalvaluein•market
economycountry;whereas,inthafconnection,the
complainthadcitedtheAustrianandSpanish
domesticmarkets;

whereas,onthebasisofcontactswithAustrianand
Spanishproducersandinspectionscarriedouton
theirpremises,andinthelightoftheargumentsput
forwardin*hecourseofthehearingsbytheexporters-
concerned,iritrrti/nidisputingthecomparabilityof
theSpanishmarket,acomparisonwiththepriceof
•electricmotorsonthe.Austrian.-domesticmarket
appearedreasonableatleastlorthepurposesofa
preliminaryfindingofdumping,sincethemanufac­
turingprocessesandtechnicalstandardsandalsothe
technologyaresimilar,whilethelargevolumeof
imports,notablyfromthecountriescitedinthe
complaint,apoeared,0guaranteeafairlevelof
prices;
whereasthepreliminaryassessmentofdumpinghas
accordinglybeeneffectedbycomparingtheaverage
Austrianex-workspricesforsalesovertheperiod
fromSeptember1978toSeptember1979with"prices
forimportsintotheCommunityfromthecountries
inquestionoverthesameperiod;Whereasthebestinformationavailablesuggests
thatfor1978importsofstandardizedelectricmulti­
phasemotorswithanoutputofmotethan0-75kW
butnotmorethan75kWoriginatinginthecountries
coveredbytheinvestigationtookamarketshareof
28%intheCommunity,44%inBelgium,41%in
DenmarkandFrance,46%inItalyand12%inthe
FederalRepublicofGermany(excludinginter-
Germantrade);i
Whereasin1978importsintotheCommunityorigi­
natingintheSovietUnionaccountedfor515%of
theimportsfromallthecountriesin.question;
whereasinFrancethatsharewas13-5%,andinboth.
theFederalRepublicofGermanyandItaly,4-3%,
thosethreecountriesbeingthemainimporters
amongtheMemberStatesofelectricmotorsorigi­
natingintheUSSR; o
whereas,totakedueaccountofthedifferences
-affectingpricecomparability ,themaximunfdiscounts
forbulkordersandcashpayment,andsalesand
servicecostsbornebytheAustrianmanufacturers ,
havebeendeductedfromAustrianlistprices;whereasonly
foborcifexportpriceswereavailable,butnoadjust­
ment-hasbeOOeffectedtotakeaccountofthetransport
costsincludedinthoseprices;whereasalltheabovefactorshavehad,(heeffectofreducingthedifference
betweenAustrianex-workspricesandexportprices;WhereastheresalepricesintheCommunityof,-
motors,originatinginthecountriesinquestionhave
undercutthoseoflikemotorsproducedbyCommu­
nitymanufacturers bybetween10%andSI%;
whereas,forexample,theresalepriceofaB3typel-I
kWi500rpmmotorimportedfromtheUSSRwas
37%lowerthanthepriceofthesamemotor
producedinFrance,and51%lowerthanthepriceof
thesamemotorproduced,inItaly;
Whereastheabovepreliminaryexamination'ofthefactsshowed,theexistenceofdumpinginrespectOfthe
importsconsideredintheinvestigation ,thedumping
marginbemgequaltotheamountbvwhich,the
normalvalueasestablishedaboveexceededthe
exportprice V-totheCommunity ;
;.whereasthemarginvarieddependingOnthe:tvpe.of
motor,theexportingcountry,andtheimporting
MemberState',whereas,forexample,thesaidmargin
everycaseexceeded '9-65EUAforB3tvpelikW
1500rpmmotors,whichareoneotthecommonest
■:-types, ' ■,whereastheconsequentimpactontheCommunity ..;
industry,whosevoiumrofproductionhasbeenstag-*
,,..tiltingsince1976.hastakentheform-ofa.,depression VbfCommunityorices,'inreal,
.••'.•terms,"makingititioossibLeirimostinstances
tocoverproductioncosts; ^
-WhereasmostoftheCommunityfirms,O
consequentlymadaconsiderablelossesonthestand-
-jn-ardizedmulti-phasemotorscoveredbytheprocedure,
andthis'■»putaf-usktheprofitabilityoftherotary
machineryindustryasawhole,andhasa'lreadyLedto
•an-appreciablefallinthenumbersdirectlyemployed'
inthemanufactureofelectricmotors,from28300in
1974to23600in|9/8;, "
,;wheregj.withregardtothein|urycausedtothe
^Communityindustry,the.-ievidenceavailabletothe
Commission ,snowedth.1timports-intotheCommunity
ofthe*electricmotorsinquestionoriginatinginthe
countries,covered -bytheinvestigationhaveris?
fromapproximately 462000Unitsin197?toX560(10units
in1978,andreached469000unitsforthefirstsix
monthsof1979;whereasinjuriescausedbyotherfactorswhichcould
adverselyaffecttheCommunityindustry,suchasthe
volumeandpricesofotherimports,orstagnationof
demand,havebeenexaminedandhavenotbesnattri­
butedtotheimportsunderconsideration ;.
Whereasthepreliminaryexaminationofthefactsshowedtheexistenceofdumping,andthereW3Ssuff'
vientcvwvncvolconscuucJUmjurv

Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theinterestsoftheCommunitycalledfor
actiontopreventinjurybeingcausedduringtheproceeding;"
Whereassuchactiontooktheformofaprovisional anti-dumping dutyimposed
onimportsoftheelectricmotorsconcerned;
Whereas,inthecourseoftheinvestigation ,undertakings weregiven
bytheexportingbodies ,inBulgaria(Electroimpex -Sofia),Czechoslovakia
(ZavodySilnoproude Elektrotechniky -Prague),theGermanDemocratic
!Republic(Elektrotechnik -Import-Export -Berlin),Hungary(Transelektro-
Budapest),Poland(Elektrim-Warsaw)andRomania(Electroexportimport -
Bucharest);whereasthepriceincreasesresultingfromtheapplicationof
theseundertakings convincedtheCommissionthatitwasnotnecessaryto
takeprotectiveactioninrespectofproductsoriginatingInthosecountries ,
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,importsfromthesecountrieshave,been
exemptedfromapplication oftheduty; *
Whereas,sincetheimpositionofthepreliminary anti-dumping dutyno
supplementary information hasbeenreceivedfromthepartiesconcerned
andno-onehascontestedorprovidedargumentsagainstthepreliminary
determinations madebytheCommission;
Whereas,therefore,thecalculations anddeterminations ofdumpingand
materialinjuryremainunchanged;
/ _ ' .-
Whereas,meanwhile,sincetheimpositionoftheprovisional duty,similar
undertakings tothosegivenbytheexportorganizations oftheother
State-trading countriesconcernedhavebeengivenbytheSovietexporter
Energomachexport (Moscow);whereastheseundertakings havebeenaccepted
.....1bytheCommission ;
1Cf.DecisionoftheCommissionacceptingundertakings givenbythefirm
Energomachexport (Moscow).

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Whereas,inthesecircumstances,theprocedurecanbeclosedwithoutthe
impositionofadefinitiveanti-dumping duty;
w
Whereas,however,becauseoftheexistenceofdumpingbytheSovietexporter
thematerialinjurysufferedbytheCommunityindustryandtakinginto
accountthelatenessoftheundertakinggivenbyEnergomachexport andthe
neednottopenalisetheexporterswhohavepreviouslygivensimilar
undertakings,theinterestsoftheCommunityrequirethattheprovisional
dutyimposediscollected,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Theamountsguaranteedundertheprovisionalanti-dumping dutyapplied
byRegulation (EEC)No451/80aredefinitively levied.
, Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22June1980.*
\ t
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCommission
ThePresident