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Communit y and the European Atom ic Energy Communit y (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as 
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
P roposal f o r  a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending R e g u la tio n  (EEC) No 1100/80 im posing a d e f i n i t i v e  
a n ti-d u m p in g  d u ty  on c e r ta in  a c r y lic  f ib r e s  o r ig in a t in g  
in  th e  U n ite d  S ta te s  o f Am ericaC0MC83) 63 f in a l
B ru s s e ls , 3 February 1983
(s u b m itte d  to  th e  C o u n cil by th e  Commission)
C0M(83) 63 f in a l

EXPLANATORY M E M O R A N D U M
In  1980 th e  C ouncil imposed a d e f i n i t i v e  d u ty  o f 13.7% im p o rts o f 
d is c o n tin u o u s  a c r y lic  f ib r e  and 17.6% fo r  c o n tin u o u s fila m e n t tow o f 
a c r y lic  f i b r e .
F o llo w in g  th e  im p o s itio n  o f t h is  d u ty  th e  Commission re c e iv e d  a request 
from  one Am erican p ro d u c e r to  und e rta ke  a  review  p ro cedure re g a rd in g  
t h is  d u ty .
The Com m ission, a f t e r  c o n s u lta tio n , re-opened th e  p ro cedure and commenced 
i t s  in v e s t ig a t io n .  T h is  in v e s tig a tio n  has shown no dumping fo r  th e  
companies in v e s tig a te d .
For those e x p o rte rs  who d id  not make them selves known to  th e  Commission 
d u rin g  th e  re vie w  p ro c e d u re , th e  Commission c o n sid e re d  i t  would be a bonus 
fo r  n o n -c o o p e ra tio n  to  d e te rm in e  dumping m argins below th e  le v e l found 
in  th e  p re v io u s  in v e s t ig a t io n .
As re g a rd s i n j u r y ,  th e  Commission re c e iv e d  no new evidence to  a lt 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 tin g  d u ty  was a re q u ire m e n t 
f o r  th e  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  re c u rre n c e .
Am erican Cyanamid, th e  company th a t requested th e  re vie w  p ro c e d u re , has 
o ffe r e d  an a c c e p ta b le  u n d e rta k in g  not to  e x p o rt in  th e  fu tu r e  a t p ric e s  
below th e  p r e v a ilin g  norm al v a lu e  a t th e  tim e  o f e x p o r t.
On th e  b a s is  o f th e se  f a c t s ,  t h e r e fo r e , th e  Commission proposes th a t the 
C ouncil a m e n d s  i t s  R e g u la tio n  (EEC) No 1100/80 to  th e  e x te n t th a t th e  
above m entioned company is  exclu d e d  from  th e  d u ty .

Proposal of a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending R e g u la tio n  (EEC) No 1100/80 im posing 
a d e f i n i t i v e  a n ti-d u m p in g  d u ty  on c e r ta in  a c r y lic  
f ib r e s  o r ig in a t in g  in  th e  U n ite d  S tates o f America
THE COUNCIL O F THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, s
j
Having re g a rd  to  th e  T re a ty  e s ta b lis h in g  th e  European Economic Community, ■ ■
Ii
Having re g a rd  to  C ouncil R egulation(E E C )N o 3017/79 o f 20 December 1979 !
on p r o te c tio n  a g a in s t dumped or s u b s id is e d  im p o rts  from c o u n trie s  not ;
members o f the European Economic Community (1) as amended by
R e g u la tio n  (EEC) No 1580/82 (2 ), and in  p a r t ic u la r  A r t i c l e  12 th e r e o f, 1
ii
c
Having regard to  th e  p ro p o s a l s u b m itte d  by th e  Commission a f t e r  c o n s u lta tio n s  j  
w ith in  th e  A d v is o ry  Committee p ro v id e d  f o r  under th e  above R e g u la tio n ,
Whereas th e  C o u n c il, by R e g u la tio n  (EEC) N o1100/80 ( 3 ) , imposed d e f i n i t i v e  !
j
a n ti-d u m p in g  d u tie s  on im p o rts  o f c e r ta in  a c r y lic  f ib r e s  o r ig in a t in g  in  J
th e  U n ite d  S ta te s  o f A m erica; j
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Whereas th e  d u tie s  imposed were 13.7% fo r  d is c o n tin u o u s  a c r y lic  f ib r e s  (4) <
and 17.6% fo r  c o n tin u o u s fila m e n t tow o f a c r y lic  f ib r e  (5X;
ji
J
Whereas fo u r e x p o rte rs  were exempt from  th e  re le v a n t d e f i n i t i v e  d u tie s^ th re e  ]
o f them because s a le s  o f th e  p ro d u c ts  concerned were not made a t dumped :
3
le v e ls  and one because i t  had o ffe r e d  an a c c e p ta b le  p r ic e  u n d e rta k in g ; ;
(1) 0J No L 3 39, 31 .12 .1 9 7 9 , p . 1
(2) 0J No L 178, 22 .6 .1 9 8 2 , p . 9
(3) 0J No L 114, 3 .5 .1 9 8 0 , p . 37
(4) NIMEXE Code : 5 6 .01-15
(5) NIMEXE Code : 5 6 .02-15

Whereas the Commission has s in c e  re c e iv e d  a req u e st from  Am erican Cyanamid 
Company, Wayne, N. J e rs e y , U nited S ta te s  of A m erica, to  review  th e  d u tie s  
in s o fa r  as th e y  a p p ly  to  i t  and t h is  company has p ro v id e d  evidence th a t 
re c e n t p r ic e  developm ents on both th e  U n ite d  S ta te s  and EEC m arkets have 
s i g n i f i c a n t l y  changed the m arket c o n d itio n s  s in c e  th e  im p o s itio n  of the 
d e f i n i t i v e  d u ty ;
W hereas, s in c e  th e  s a id  in fo rm a tio n  p ro v id e d  s u f f ic ie n t  evidence to  j u s t i f y  
a review  o f th e  p ro c e e d in g ,th e  Commission a c c o rd in g ly  announced by a n o tic e  
p u b lis h e d  in  th e  O f f i c i a l  J o u rn a l o f th e  European Communities (1) a review  
o f th e  d e f i n i t i v e  a n ti-d u m p in g  d u tie s  on im p o rts  o f c e r ta in  a c r y lic  fib r e s  
o r ig in a t in g  in  th e  U n ite d  S ta te s  o f Am erica and commenced an in v e s tig a tio n  
o f th e  m a tte r a t Community le v e l;
Whereas th e  Commission o f f i c i a l l y  so a d vise d  th e  e x p o rte rs  known by i t  to  
be concerned as w e ll as th e  re p re s e n ta tiv e s  o f th e  e x p o rtin g  c o u n try  and 
th e  c o m p la in a n ts ;
Whereas th e  Commission has g iv e n  th e  p a r tie s  d i r e c t l y  concerned th e  
o p p o r tu n ity  to  make known t h e ir  view s in  w r it in g  and to  be heard o r a lly ;
Whereas a l l  e x p o rte rs  known to  be concerned to o k  t h i s  o p p o r tu n ity  to  
p re s e n t w r it t e n  and o r a l o b s e rv a tio n s ;
Whereas th e  Commission sought and v e r if ie d  a l l  in fo rm a tio n  i t  deemed to  be 
n e cessary fo r  th e  purposes o f th e  re vie w  p ro cedure and c a r r ie d  out in v e s tig a tio n s  
a t th e  p re m ise s o f th e  fo llo w in g  :
EEC p ro d u c e rs  : Hoechst A .G ., F ra n k fu rt 
C o u rta u ld s L td , B ra d fo rd  
S o c ie tl I t a lia n a  P r o d o tti A c r i l i c i ,  M ila n  
Snia F ib re  SpA, M ila n  
Vomvix S .A ., Athens 
Bayer A .G ., Leverkusen 
A n ic fib r e  SpA, M ila n
(1) O J  No C  140, 3 .6 .8 2 , p . 8

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e x p o r t e r s  : B a d is c h e  C o r p ., W illia m s b u r g ,  V i r g i n i a
A m e ric a n  C ya n a m id , W ayne, N .J .
W hereas th e  w r i t t e n  s u b m is s io n s  o f  c e r t a in  o f  th e  co m p a n ie s who had re q u e s te d  
t h a t  t h e i r  p r o d u c ts  be exe m p te d  frp m  th e  i n v e s t i g a t i o n  in d ic a t e d  t h a t  th e y  
had e x p o r te d  s m a ll q u a n t i t i e s  o f  s p e c ia l ty p e s  o f  a c r y l i c  f i b r e  w h ic h  were 
c o m p le te ly  d i f f e r e n t  fro m  th e  ty p e s  t o  w h ic h  th e  d e f i n i t i v e  d u t ie s  a p p ly ; 
w h e re a s a c o m p a ris o n  c o u ld  t h e r e f o r e  n o t be made and f u r t h e r  i n v e s t i g a t i o n  
as re g a rd s  th e s e  co m p a n ie s  was a c c o r d in g ly  n o t u n d e rta k e n ;
W hereas th e  C om m ission s e le c t e d  th e  p e r io d  fro m  1  J a n u a ry  1981 t o  30 June 
1982 as th e  r e le v a n t  i n v e s t i g a t i o n  p e r io d ;
W hereas f o r  A m e ric a n  C yanam id and B a d is c h e  n o rm a l v a lu e s  w ere e s t a b lis h e d  
b y  t a k in g  w e ig h te d  a v e ra g e  p r ic e s  o f  t h e i r  d o m e s tic  s a le s ;  w h e re a s  p r o f i t a b i l i t y  
o f th e s e  p r ic e s  was e s t a b lis h e d  f o r  b o th  co m p a n ie s  in  th e  d o m e s tic  m a rk e t in  a l l  
r e le v a n t  in s t a n c e s ;
W hereas A m e ric a n  C yanam id c la im e d  t h a t  c e r t a in  "R e s e a rc h  and D e v e lo p m e n t" and 
" C o r p o r a te  D e b t" e x p e n s e s  s h o u ld  be d e d u c te d  fro m  th e  d o m e s tic  s a le s  p r i c e ;  
w h e re a s th e  C om m ission r e je c t e d  th e s e  c la im s  on th e  g ro u n d s  t h a t  i n s u f f i c i e n t  
e v id e n c e  in  t h e i r  s u p p o r t had been p r o v id e d ;
W hereas B a d is c h e , w h ic h  had o f f e r e d  an a c c e p ta b le  p r ic e  u n d e r ta k in g  d u r in q  
th e  p r e v io u s  i n v e s t i q a t i o n ,  when s h o w in q  p r o f i t a b i l i t y  o f  i t s  d o m e s tic  p r ic e s  
c la im e d  t h a t  th e  a l l o c a t i o n  o f th e  f ix e d  c o s ts  t o  th e  f i b r e s  a c t i v i t y  s h o u ld  
be b a sed on th e  f ix e d  c o s ts  a c t u a l l y  u t i l i z e d  r a t h e r  th a n  on th e  f u l l  s ta n d a r d  
f i x e d  c o s t s ;  w h e re a s th e  C om m ission a c c e p te d  t h i s  c la im  in  v ie w  o f th e  p r e s e n t 
low  u t i l i z a t i o n  o f  c a p a c it y  o f  th e  w o r ld  a c r y l i c  f i b r e  in d u s t r y ;
W hereas e x p o r t p r ic e s  w e re  d e te r m in e d  on th e  b a s is  o f  th e  p r ic e s  a c t u a l l y  
p a id  o r  p a y a b le  f o r  th e  p r o d u c ts  e x p o r te d  t o  th e  C om m unity d u r in g  th e  p e r io d  
o f  i n v e s t i g a t i o n ;

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W hereas in  c o m p a rin g  n o rm a l v a lu e  w it h  e x p o r t p r ic e s  th e  C om m ission to o k  
a c c o u n t w h e re  a p p r o p r ia t e  o f  d if f e r e n c e s  a f f e c t i n g  p r i c e  c o m p a r a b ilit y  
such .as differences in transport costs, payment terms and so o n ; w h e re a s a l l  
comparisons were made at an ex-works level;
W hereas th e  a b o v e  e x a m in a tio n  o f  th e  f a c t s  showed t h a t  no dum ping e x is t e d  
in  th e  case o f  A m e ric a n  C yanam id and t h a t  B a d is c h e  had r e s p e c te d  i t s
p r ic e  u n d e r t a k in g ;
W hereas f o r  th o s e  e x p o r t e r s  who d id  n o t make th e m s e lv e s  known in  th e  c o u rs e  
o f  th e  r e v ie w  i n v e s t i g a t i o n ,  th e  C om m ission c o n s id e re d  t h a t  i t  w o u ld  
c o n s t i t u t e  a b onus f o r  n o n - c o o p e r a tio n  t o  assum e t h a t  th e  dum ping m a rg in s  
f o r  th e s e  e x p o r t e r s  w ere a n y lo w e r th a n  th e  dum ping m a rg in s  d e te rm in e d  in  
th e  o r i g i n a l  i n v e s t i g a t i o n ;
W hereas as re g a r d s  i n j u r y  th e  C om m ission r e c e iv e d  no new e v id e n c e  t o  a l t e r  
i t s  v ie w  t h a t  th e  c o n tin u e d  a p p l i c a t i o n  o f  th e  e x i s t i n g  d u ty  was n e c e s s a ry  
in  o r d e r  t o  e lim in a t e  i n j u r y  and t h e . p r e v e n t io n  o f  i t s  r e c u r r e n c e ;
W hereas in  th e s e  c ir c u m s ta n c e s  no a l t e r a t i o n  t o  th e  d e f i n i t i v e  d u t ie s  
is  r e q u ir e d ;
W hereas a f t e r  b e in g  in fo r m e d  o f  th e  f in d in g s  o f  th e  i n v e s t i g a t i o n  A m e ric a n  
C yanam id has o f f e r e d  an u n d e r ta k in g  n o t t o  e x p o r t in  th e  f u t u r e  a t  p r ic e s  
b e lo w  th e  p r e v a i l i n g  n o rm a l v a lu e  a t th e  tim e  o f  e x p o r t ;  w h e re a s  th e  C o m m is s io n , 
h a v in g  c o n s u lte d  th e  Member S t a t e s ,  c o n s id e r s  t h i s  u n d e r ta k in g  t o  be 
a c c e p ta b le  and t h a t  e x p o r ts  made by t h i s  Company s h o u ld  now be e x c lu d e d  fro m  
th e  d u t i e s ;
W hereas th e  C om m ission has a ls o  re v ie w e d  th e  u n d e r ta k in g  o f  B a d is c h e  
a c c e p te d  by i t  in  R e g u la tio n  (EEC) No 2 7 1 2 /7 9  ( 1 ) ;  w h e re a s  th e  C om m ission 
has c o n c lu d e d  t h a t  t h i s  u n d e r ta k in g  s h o u ld  be m o d if ie d  in  o r d e r  t o  be 
e f f e c t i v e l y  c o n t r o l l e d  and t o  ta k e  a c c o u n t o f  c u r r e n t  m a rk e t p r i c e s ;  th e  
Company has a g re e d  t o  t h i s  m o d if ic a t io n  and has o f f e r e d  a new u n d e r ta k in g
(1) O J  No L 308, 4.12 .1979, p. 1 1

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t o  r e p la c e  th e  o r i g i n a l  one w h ic h  th e  C o m m is s io n , a f t e r  c o n s u lt a t io n  w it h  th e  
Member S t a t e s ,  c o n s id e r s  a c c e p ta b le  and t h a t  B a d is c h e  s h o u ld  c o n tin u e  t o  be 
e x c lu d e d  fro m  th e  a o p l i c a t i o n  o f th e  d u t y ,
HAS ADOPTED TH IS REGULATION :
A r t i c l e  1 ,
A r t i c l e  3 o f R e g u la tio n  (EEC) No 1 1 0 0 /8 0  is  h e re b y  re p la c e d  by th e  f o llo w in g  : 
" A r t i c l e  3
"T h e  d e f i n i t i v e  a r r ti- d u m p in g  d u ty  i n s t i t u t e d  by A r t i c l e  1  s h a ll n o t a p p ly  
t o  a c r y l i c  f i b r e s  p ro d u c e d  and e x p o r te d  b y :
B a d is c h e  C o r o o r a t io n ,  W illia m s b u r g ,  V i r g i n i a ,  USA;
~ E . I .  D upont de Nem ours and Com pany, W iIm in g to n , D e la w a re , USA;
-  E astm an C h e m ic a ls  D i v is io n  o f  E astm an K odak Com pany, K in g s p o r t ,  T e n n e s s e e ,
USA ( e x p o r te d  by E astm an C h e m ic a l I n t e r n a t i o n a l  AG, Z u g , S w it z e r la n d ) ;
-  M o n sa n to  I n t e r n a t i o n a l  S a le s  Com pany, M is s o u r i,  USA;
-  A m e ric a n  C yanam id Com pany, W ayne, N . J e r s e y ,  USA.
A r t i c l e  2
T h is  R e g u la tio n  s h a ll e n t e r  i n t o  f o r c e  on th e  t h i r d  day f o l l o w i n g  i t s  p u b l i c a t i o n  -  
in  th e  O f f i c i a l  J o u r n a l o f  th e  E u ro p e a n  C o m m u n itie s .
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 russels, For the Council