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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No3439/80imposingadefinitive anti-dumping
dutyonimportsofcertainpolyesteryarnoriginating intheUnitedStates
ofAmerica
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(81)198final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ByRegulation (EEC)No3439/80of22December1980theCouncilimposed
adefinitiv#*»anti-dumpingdutyonimportsofcertainpolyesteryarn
originating intheUnitedStatesofAmerica*
Followingthepublication ofthisregulationexportersofyarn
specifically manufactured forthewoven.labeltradeandsynthetic
absorbablesuturesusedforsurgicalpurposesandimportersofunfinished
sewingthreadclaimedthattheanti-dumping dutywaswronglyleviedon.
exportsfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica*.
TheCommission hasinvestigated theaboveclaimandhasreceived
confirmation fromthecomplainant producersthattheproductsinquestion,
althoughincludedundertheNimexeCoderelatingtoallnon-textured
polyesteryarns,wereneverintendedtobeincludedintheanti-dumping
complaint* ( -
OnthebasisofthesefactstheCommissionthereforepresentsits
proposalforaCouncilregulationexcludingpolyesteryarnforthewoven
labeltrade,syntheticabsorbablesuturesandunfinishedsewingthread
fromthefieldofapplication ofthedefinitiveanti-dumping duty*

PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)N°3439/80Imposingadefinitive anti-dumping
dutyonimportsofcertainpolyesteryarnoriginating intheUnited
StatesofAmerica •<.
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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicGommunity,
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HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°3017/79of20December1979
onprotection againstdumpedorsubsidized importsfromcountriesnot
1membersoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles 11
and14thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposalsubmitted bytheCommission,after
consultations withintheAdvisoryCommitteesetupunderArticle6of
Regulation (EEC)N°3017/79,
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Whereasfollowingthepublication ofCounciIRegulation (EEC)No3439/80exporters
ofyarnspecifically manufactured forthewovenlabeltradeandsynthetic
absorbable suturesandimportersofunfinished sewingthread
■maderepresentations totheCommissionclaimingthat
theanti-dumping dutywaswronglyleviedonimportsfromthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica;
Whereas,accordingtotheseclaims,deliveriesofsuchproductsinto
theCommunitycausenoinjuryto.thecomplainant Communityproducersand
aresubjecttothedefinitive anti-dumping dutyforthesimplereason
thattheyfallunderthesameNIMEXEcodeasimportsoftheyarnwhichis
reallytheobjectofthecomplaint; '*•
WhereastheCommissionthereforeinvestigated thematterandquestioned
thecomplainant producers;
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10JN°L339,31.12*1979,p„1
20JN°L358,31.12.1980,p„91

Whtr#Mth#»#productrtconflrmtdthat/dftipittth#referenceinth*ir
complainttoNimexeCode51„01-28whichincludesallnon-textured yarns
ofpolyester,multipleorcabled,thecomplaintdoesnotrelatetoyarn
forthewovenlabeltradewhichistwisted,autoclaved andwoundoncones
ortosyntheticabsorbablesuturesortounfinishedsewingthread;
Whereasyarnforthewovenlabeltrade,syntheticabsorbablesuturesand
unfinishedsewingthreadshouldnotthereforebesubjecttothedefinitive
anti-dumping dutyimposedunderRegulation (EEC)M°3439/80,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :.'.
Article 1
Thedefinitiveanti-dumping dutyimposed,underRegulation (EEC)N°3439/80,
onimportsofnon-textured polyesteryarn,fallingwithin!CommonCustoms
Tariffsubheading ex51„01Aandcorresponding toNimexeCode51„01-28,
shallnotapplyto: \
a)polyesterfilamentyarnspecifically manufactured forthewovenlabel
tradewhichistwisted,,autoclaved andwoundoncones;:and
b)syntheticabsorbablesurgicaldevicesofpoly-dioxanonp „
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Article2
Article3(c)ofRegulation ,(EEC)No3439/80shallbereplacedbythefollowing
"(c)sewingthreadcomposedofmultipleorcabledyarn,finishedor
unfinished,ofa"coreyarn"typeandwithafinal"Z"twist*
"Coreyarn"isasewingyarncomposedofseveralthreadstwisted
together,eachthreadbeingmadeupofacoreofcontinuoussynthetic
fibre,coatedwithdiscontinuous natural,syntheticorregenerated
textilefibre-"

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Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities *
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates*
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil