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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)837 final
Brussels,10December1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
imposing adefinitive anti-dumping dutyonimports
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ofcertainpolyesteryarnoriginating inthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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C0MC80)837final^>•

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. . ..;TheCommission,byRegulation (EEC)No2297/80,imposedaprovisional \
anti-dumping dutyoncertainpolyesteryarnoriginating intheUnited .-
StatesofAmerica,,ThisRegulation wassubsequently amendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2695/80toexcludetwoUSproducersfromthescopeofapplication
ofthedutyandfurtheramendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2843/80^toexclude
importsofsewingthread*Theprovisional dutycontinuestooperateuntil
theentryintoforceof.anactoftheCounciladoptingdefinitive measures
or,atthelatest,until2January1981*„
AmonthbeforeexpiryofthistimelimittheCommission,pursuanttothe
4. . ....'anti-dumping Regulation (EEC)No3017/79isrequiredtosubmittothe
Councilaproposalconcerning theadoptionofdefinitive measures*
.V
Sincetheimpositionoftheprovisional dutytheCommission'sserviceshave
■- . - JS
continuedtheirinvestigation ofthefacts*Thishasestablishedthatfajs.
non-textured yarnnodumpinghasoccurredonexportsfromthreecompanies ^
anditisproposedthat'thesecompanies beexcludedfromanydefinitive -
action*Forotherexportersofnon-textured yarnitisproposedtomaintain
theexistingrateofdutyof15*6%intheabsenceofanycontestation from
otherexportersoranynewinformation beingprovided*.However,forone
exporterforwhichalesserdumpingmarginwasfoundtheproposedrateof
dutyislimitedto13*7%* •>'
Withregardtotexturedyarnitwasestablished thattherewas nodumping
orminimaldumpingbysevencompanies anditisproposedtoeliminate them
alsofromanydefinitive action*Fortheremainingexportersofthis
productforwhichnoinformation hasbeenreceivedornoco-operation obtained
adefinitiveanti-dumping dutyof16**f%isproposed*
relatingtoinjuryThesubsequent enquiryalsoconfirmedthefacts/provisionally established
r
duringthepreliminary examination *Thelatestfiguressvail^bleforthe
firstsixmonthsof19C0haveshownafurtherdeterioration inthesituation
oftheCommunityproducerswhichischaracterised bylargeincr^rse :"inUS
importsof-textured' :r.e*icp.•••x-i-irtdyh.MwhichSiiowrn■'icr*-■.rrmore
0JNoL231,2.9.,t?30.-.o*5
20JNoL279,23.10193%p*-1í,
30JNoL.294,4*11.1.980.-p*-:
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0JNo''L'Â-59,•T''Î>-.p.

than88%overthecorresponding periodof1979withincreasedmarket
penetration andacontinuance ofLowprices,,
inthesecircumstances theCommissionsubmitstheattachedproposalfor
aCouncilRegulation imposingadefinitiveanti-dumping dutyoncertain
polyesteryarnoriginating intheUSAandproviding ,forthedefinitive
collectionoftheamountssecuredbywayofprovisional duty.

-•-PROPOSAL FOR
•COUNCILREGULATION (E£C)No
,L231/5imposingadefinitiveanti-dumping dutyonimportsofcertainpolyester
yarnoriginating intheUnitedStatesofAmerica
•THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,'^ ~;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3017/79of20December1979on
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protectionagainstdumpedorsubsidizedimportsfromcountries -notmembers
...1oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,. .;
Havingregardtotheproposalsubmittedby.theCommissionafterconsultations
withtheAdvisoryCommitteesetupunderArticle6of'Regulation (EEC)
N®.3017/79,';
whereasattheendofApril1980theCommissionreceivedacomplaintlodged--;
bytheInternational RayonandSyntheticFibresCommittee (CIRFS)onbehalf
Ofmanufacturers accountingforalmostallof^heCommunityproductionof
polyesteryarn;whereasthecomplaintcontainedevidenceoftheexistence
afdumpinginrespectofthelikeproductoriginating intheUnitedStates,
pfAmericaaridofmaterialinjuryresultingtherefrom,especiallyinItaly
andtheUnitedKingdom;
a(-■- 'i;■y-••^■
Whereasthesaidinformation providedsufficientevidenceto.
~justifyinitiating aproceeding;whereastheCommissionaccordingly
S;',Tannounced;'byanoticepubtishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
1Communities^,theinitiationofaproceeding -concerningimportsofcertain
polyesteryarnoriginatingintheUnitedStates-ofAmerica,andcommenced
artinvestigation "ofthematteratCommunitylevel;
0JN0L339".,31i12„19?9,p.1
20JNoC129,30.-5.,19<T IJ„

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L231/5
L114/37Whereas,inordertoarriveatapreliminary determination ofdumpingand
injury,theCommissioncarriedoutinvestigations atthepremisesofthose
Americanproducers knowntobeconcerned andofthemaincomplainant
Communityproducers;
Whereas,sincethepreliminary examination ofthemattershowedthatthere
wasdumping,exceptinthecaseofoneexporter wherenodumpingmargin
V
wasestablished,thattherewassufficient evidenceofinjury,andthat
theinterestsoftheCommunitycalledforimmediate -intervention,the
1.Commission byRegulation (EEC)No2297/80imposedapppvisional anti-dumping
dutyoncertainpolyesteryarnoriginating intheUnitedStatesofAmerica;.
2
Whereas^subsequently ,theCommission byRegulation (EE{)No2695/80
excludedMacfieldTexturingInc.,andUnifiIncorporated fromthescopeof
theprovisional duty;
Whereas,moreover,the.CommissionbyRegulation(EEC)jib2843/80^subsequently
excludedimportsofsewingthreadcomposedofmultiple ,orcabledyarnfrom
theanti-dumping procedureconcerning importsofcertainpolyesteryarn
originating intheUnitedStatesofAmerica;
Whereas,inthecourseofthesubsequent examination ofthemattercompleted
aftertheimposition oftheprovisional anti-dumping duty,theinterested
partieshadtheopportunity tomakeknowntheirviewsinwriting,tobe
heardbytheCommission aerdorallytodeveloptheirviews,toinspectnon-
confidential information relevanttothedefenceoftheirinterests andto
beinformedoftheessentialfactsandconsiderations onthebasisofwhich
itwasintendedtomakeafinal'determination ;whereastheCommunity
producers andsomeoftheAmericanproducers andexporters andsomeimporters
availedthemselves ofthesepossibilitiesbymakingknowntheirviewsin
writingahdoratly;whereastheCommissionalsocarriedoutfurther
investigations intheUnitedStatesofAmericaattheofficesofBurlington Inc.,
Greensboro,NorthCarolina,CarterMooreandCo.Inc.,NewYork,NY,Collins
andAikmanCorp.,Graham,NorthCarolina,E-IOuPontdeNemoursandCompany,
Wilmington,Delaware,MeyersFibersCompany,WillowGrove,Pennsylvania ,
SpectrumInc.,KingsMountain,NorthCarolina,TitanTextileInc.,Patterson,
NewJerseyandUni-TexInternational ,NewYork,NY;
0JNoL231,2.9.1980,p.5
20JNO!_279,23,10.1980,p»18
0JNoL29^*,4«11.,1980,-P»

Whereas,insofarasnon-textured yarnisconcerned,forthepurposeofa
finaldeterminationastowhetherdumpingexisted,theCommissioncompared
theexportpricesto-theCommunityduringtheinvestigation periodwhich ■
extendedfrom1May1979to30April1980,ofBurlington Inc„,EIDuPont-
deNemoursandCompanyandMeyers'FibersCompanyeitherwiththedomestic
pricesontheUSmarketortheconstructedvalue,wheresalesweremadeat
alossorwheretherewerenosale'sofalikeproductonthedomestic
market;whereastheconstructedvaluewasestablished byusingthecost
ofproductionoftheproducersinquestionandincludinga3%profitmargin
consideredtobereasonable;.whereasaccountwastaken,whereappropriate,
ofdifferencesaffectingpricecomparability,suchas(differencesinfreigh|
chargesanddifferencesinpaymentterms;whereas,ontheabovebasis,it^
wasfinallyestablishedthattherewasnoevidenceofdumpingbyMeyers --V;
FibersCompanyandthattheweightedaveragedumpingmarginfortheexports-,
ofBurlingtonInc„andE.I.DuPontdeNemoursandCompany,was0«2%,which|
inthiscase'may-be"consideredtobeminimal; -f~
Whereasthepreliminary examination concerningMonsantoTextileCompany„
showedaweightedaveragedumpingmarginof15„6#foritsexports'tothe.
Community;whereas,intheabsenceofanyrepresentations fromMonsantoor
anynewinformationconcerningnormaIvalue,thedumpingmarginasfinally;
establishedforthiscompanyremains15*6%;whereasUni-TexInternational ,
whichdoesnotsellnon-textured yarnontheUnitedStatesdomesticmarket,
obtains ,thequantitieswhichitexportstotheEECmainlyfromMonsanto
TextileCompany;-whereastheinformation usedforcalculatingthedumping
marginforMonsahtoisconsideredtobethebestevidenceavailableinsofar
ascalculations forUni-Tex'sandallotherUSexportsofnon-textured yarn
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totheEECare..concerned,-withtheexceptionofEastmanChemicalInternational
Company,forw^i,chtheweightedaveragedumpingmarginof13*7%resulting
fromthepreliminary examination andneversubsequently contestedbythe
Companyisconsideredto-befinallyestablished,andalsoexceptingthose
companiesdetaiLedintheprecedingrecital; :;
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Whereas,asregardstexturedyarn,theCommissioncarriedoutan
investigation subsequenttotheimpositionoftheprovisional anti-dumping
dutyofthoseindependent texturersknowntobeconcernedandwhooffered
theirco-operation;whereas7inthiscontext,ithadtobeborneinmindthat
thecomplainantallegedthattexturedyarn'wasbeingsoldatalossonthe
USdomesticmarketandthatnormalvaluethereforeshouldbebasedon
constructed value;whereastheinvestigation showedthatthetexturers
visitedwerenotsellingtexturedyarnatlessthanallcosts,bothfixed
andvariable,incurredbytheminitsproductionandthatthereforethe
allegationsofthecomplainant wereincorrect;whereas/consequentlytheir
saleswereconsideredtohavebeenmadeintheordinarycourseoftradeand
thenormalvaluesoftexturedyarnexportedbythemtotheCommunitywere
basedonUSdomesticprices,;whereasthesedomesticpriceswerecompared
withexportpricestotheCommunity,accountbeingtaken,whereappropriate,
ofdifferencesaffectingpricecomparability ,suchasdifferences inquality
anddifferencesinconditionsandtermsofsale,i„e*differencesinfreight
chargesandinpaymentterms;
Whereastheexaminationfinallyestablishedthatnodumpingoccurredon
exportsbyCarterMooreandCo*Inc„,CollinsandAikmanCorp„,Meyers
FibersCompany,SpectrumInc„,andUni-TexInternational whilsttherewere
weightedaverage'dumpingmarginsof0„5%forBurlingtonInc.,and1*1%for
TitanTextile .Inc*,whichmarginsmaybeconsideredtobeminimal;
Whereas^withrega-rdtoAmericanexportsoftexturedyarnotherthanfrom
thosecompaniescitedabove,theCommissionhadtotakeintoaccountthe
statementofthecomplainant thatsuchexportswerebothofproducts
manufactured byintegratedproducers,i„e„thoseproducingnon-textured yarn
andsubsequentlytexturingit,whoweresellingthisproductinthe
UnitedStatesofAmericaatpricesbelowitscostofproduction,andalso
ofproductsmanufactured byindependenttexturers;whereas,intheabsence
ofanyco-operation fromtheexportersconcerned,theCommissionassumed,
forthepurposesofestablishing anaveragedumpingmargin,that •
equalamountsoftheexportsinquestionweremanufactured byintegrated
andindependent producers;;

Whereasintegratedproducerseitherrefusedtodivulgeanyelementsoftheir
costofproductionorstatedthattheydidnotexportdirectlytothe
Community ,ordidnotmakethemselves knowntotheCommission;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances,theCommissionhadtobaseitsfinal'-
determination regardingexportsoftexturedyarnproducedbythese '
manufacturers on■ theinformationavailable,i.e.thatcontained
inthecomplaint;whereasitconsequently concludedthatthesalesofthese
manufacturers onthe.domesticmarketweremade-atalossduringthe
investigation period; -
Whereas,therefore,theCommission'consideredthesesalesasnothaving
beenmadeintheordinarycourseoftradeand.established aconstructed
valueusingavailableinformationfornon-textured yarnsuppliedbythe
complainant 's; .
whereasthisinformationconsistedofthecostsofmaterials,manufacture
andoverheadsandincludeda3%profitmarginconsideredreasonable;
Whereastheconstructed valuewascomparedatFOBleyelwiththe
exportpricesfor-.shipmentstotheEECduringtheinvestigation
periodas.establishedduringinvestigations withmajorexportersof
texturedyarn; v:
Whereasthedumpingmargin'finallyestablishedfor"allexportsoftextured
yarnconsideredtohavebeenproducedbyintegratedcompaniesis23.1%;
..^ es'tev'c'-;rc:-;- ''
Whereas,withregardtoexports^considered ,toh2ve.:beenmanufactured by
independenttexrurers who.areeitherunknowntotheCommissionorwhohave
notco-operatedfullyin'theinvestigation the,•averagedumping
marginof9.6%resultingfromthepreliniinary'r'irito>esVigat.-'ot\andnever*
subsequently contestedis:cons'idertd'tobefinally ■#>stsMished;

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Whereas,theaveragedumpingmarginfortexturedyarnotherthanforthose
\companiesnamedintheprecedingrecitals,havingtakenintoaccounttheabove
mentionedfactors,isfinallyestablished as16*4%;
#
Whereas,withregardtotheinjurycausedtotheCommunityindustrythe
Commissionhadtotakeintoconsideration thefactthat,althoughthe
productfoundtohavebeendumpedis"classifiedeitheras
non-textured ortexturedyarn,employedfollowingrecentchangesinthetechnology/fortheproductionofpolyester
filamentyarn^alargeproportionoftheyarnimportedintotheEECis
partiallyorientedyarn(POY0,whichproductisatanintermediary stageof
productionbetweennon-textured andtexturedyarn;whereas^forthisreason,
itisappropriate toconsidernon-textured andtexturedyarntogetherwhen
determininginjury; 7
Whereas,withregardtotheelementsaffectingthedetermination ofinjury
newinformation wasreceivedwhichshowedthatimportsintotheCommunitypartiallyoriented
ofnon-texturec^/andtexturedyarnoriginatingintheUnitedStatesof
Americatogetheramountedto18004tonnesinthefirstsixmonthsof1980,
representing anincreaseof88*1%overthecorresponding periodin1979;
whereastheAmericanmarketshareincreasedfrom6*4%forthefirstsix
monthsof1979to15*1%forthecorresponding periodin1980;whereas

theincreasedimportsofnon-textured yarnhavebeenmainly'tothe
UnitedKingdomandBelgiumandLuxembourgwhereUSimportsreachedamarket
shareof47*6%and50«4%.respectively duringthefirsthalf-of.1980;
whereas,fortexturedyarn,thegreatestincreaseinAmericanimportshas
been'inItalyandBelgiumandLuxembourgwhere theUnitedStates'market
shareincreasedfrom6„7%and1*1%respectively in.1979to16„8%and
26*8%respectively inthefirsthalfof1980;
Whereas,withregardtotheotherelementsaffectingthedetermination of
injury,thelatestinformationavailablerelatingtothefirstsixmonths
of1980,concerningtheproduction andcapacityutilization,thefinancial ..
.resultsandtheemploymentsituationofCommunityproducersconfirmedthe
preliminarydetermination andno>newinformation wasreceivednorfurther
argumentsadvancedwhichcouldhavealteredthatdetermination ;•...
Whereas,inconsideringthe"facts'as'finatlyestablished,theeffectofall-
importsofnon-textured andtexturedyarnfromtheUnitedStates'ofAmerica
ontheindustryconcernedwasfirstexamined;whereas,however,'sinee
approximately-one thirdoftheseimportsintotheCommunitywerenotat.
dumpedprices/itwasconsideredthatatleasttwothirdspf.thetotaIimpact
shouldbe.attributedtothedumpedimportsandthatthis-should,beconsidered
.toconstitute^atepial :injurywhen;takeninisolation;
Whereas,,inthesecir-cumstances,protection ,oftheCommunity' isinterests
qall's,"f©r:'th0tyef init-ive.collectionofi^th?;-amountssecuredby-wayof-.
provisional dusty,ir>respectpfcertainspoesteryarnoriginatinginthe
UnitedStat.es^fAmerica;andfortn,e:-impositionofadefinitiveanti-dumping
dutyatthe.rateofT6„4%'ontexturldyariiand115«6%onnon-textured yarn;
;whereasthe.definitiveai'ic^dutnping'ducy shallbelimitedto13*7%in
!respect\of,'Eai^fBan\rtVei?.T >ii'lirjt3rnat;io''ftat.j?.:whereasneitherdefinitive
IcS'tfceitiff>'i^OT^ifefiM.t.i.v;e-•'$;£:£ •*.1X:0'thosvcompan-ieswboseexports
^hav'^/bp'eO ortchave s
*aminimatdumpingmar3"•:'-'.v".r"•-;
'HAS-ADOPTEDTHISREGULA*I0:f:::V;

Article 1
1*Adefinitive anti-dumping dutyisherebyimposedoncertainpolyester
yarnoriginating intheUnitedStatesofAmericaandfallingwithin
subheadings ex51*01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,corresponding to
NIMEXECodes51*01-23,25,26and28*
2*Therateofthedefinitive anti-dumping dutyshallbeasfollows:
\
a)fortexturedyarnfallingwithinNIMEXE'code51*01-23,16*4%and
b)fornon-textured yarhfallingwithinNIMEXEcodes51*01-25,-26
and28,15*6%exceptfornon-textured yarnmanufactured andexported
byEastmanChemicalInternational Company,Kingsport,Tennesseefor
whichtherateofdutyshallbe13*7%*
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3*Thedutyshallbeonthebasisofthevaluedeclaredinaccordance with
Commission Regulation (EEC)No1496/80of11June1980onthedeclaration
1ofparticulars relatingtocustomsvalueandondocumentstobefurnished **
4*Theprovisionsinforceconcerning customsdutiesshall-bevalidforthe
application ofthisduty*
Article2
Theamounts .securedbywayofprovisional dutyunderRegulation (EEC)
No2297/80asamendedbyRegulations (EEC)Nos2695/80and2843/80shall -
bedefinitively collected *
0JN°L154,21*6*1980,p*16

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Artiele3
!
Neitherthedefinitive dutyinstituted byArticle 1northedefinitive
collectionprovidedforinArticle2shallapplytotexturedyarnproduced '
andexportedbyBurlington Inc„,Greensboro,NorthCarolina,CarterMoore
andCo„Inc„,NewYork,NY,CollinsandAikmanCorp„,Graham,NorthCarolina
MeyersFibersCompany,WillowGrove,,Pennsylvania,SpectrumInc„,Kings
Mountain,NorthCarolina,TitanTextileInc„,Patterson,NewJersey,
Uni-TexInternational ,NewYork,NYnortonon-textured yarnproducedand
exportedbyBurlington Inc«,E,I.DuPontdeNemoursandCompany,Wilmington,
Delaware0^MeyersFibersCompany.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities *
I. '-' •-
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates*..
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil