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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(78)433final
Brussels,21August1978
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
concerningtheclosureoftheanti-dumping/anti–subsidy
enquiryrelatingtoimportsofferrochromium originating
intheRepublicofSouthAfricaandSweden
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM ANDREPORTTOTHECOUNCIL
On13thApril1978(1)theCommissionopenedananti-dumping/anti-subsidy
procedureconcerningimportsofferrochromiumoriginatinginSouthAfrica
andSweden.
Theenquirywhichfollowedhavingshowntheexistenceofdumpingand
injury,theCommissionimposedaprovisionalanti-dumpingdutybyRegula­
tion(EEC)n°.1355/78(2)and1682/78<3)onferrochromeoriginating in
theRepublicofSouthAfricaandSweden.
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Duringtheexaminationofthefactscarriedoutaftertheinstitutionof
theprovisionalduty,whichexaminationconfirmedthattheCommission's
provisionalmeasureswerewellfounded,theSouthAfricanandSwedish
exportersundertookvoluntarilytorevisetheirprices,whichoptionis
providedforintheanti-dumping regulation.
Inexaminingtbsseundertakings whosecontentspraticallyreflectthoseof
the'Commission"sprovisional measures,theCommissionhastakeninto
consideration theinterestsofCommunityproducers,injuredbyabnormally ,
lowimportprices/aswellasthoseofconsumers,particularlyproducersof
alloyedsteel,whoaredesirousofbenefitingfromacheaprawmaterial.
TheCommissionhasfoundonthislatterpointthattheimpactoftheprice
offerrochrome onthecostofalloyedsteelwasmarginalandthatinany
caseitisadvisablethattheimportpriceofferrochrome,whichisthe
subjectofdumpinginjurioustotheCommunityindustry,bereestablished at
anormallevelinconformitywithCommunityrules.
(1)OJno.C90,13.04.1978,p.3
(2)OJn°.L165,22.06.1978,p.20
(3)OJn°.L193,18.07.1978,p.14

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TheCommissionconsidersthattheundertakingofferedbytheexporters
offerrochrome concerned " attain.thisobjective.
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Thisbeingso,theCommissionproposesthattheCouncilclosestheanti-
dumping/anti-subsidy procedureopenedwithregardtoimportsofferro­
chromiumfromSouthAfricaandSweden.TheCommissionwillinformforeign
exportersoftheacceptanceofthepriceundertakings assoonasthedeci­
sionontheclosureoftheprocedurehasbeentakenbytheCouncil.

'PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION CONCERNING
THECLOSUREOFT7WTI-DUMPING/ANTI-SUBSIDYENQUIRYRELATING
TOIMPORTSOFFERROCHROMIUM ORIGINATING INTHEREPUBLIC
OFSOUTHAFRICAANDSWEDEN
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoRegulation (EEC)No459/68onprotection againstdumping
orthegrantingofbountiesorsubsidies bycountrieswhicharenotmembers
oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity (1)aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No.1411/77(2),andinparticularArticle14thereof.
HavingregardtotheCommission'sproposal,
WhereastheCommission on13thApril1978published anoticeofinitiation
ofananti-dumping/anti-subsidyprocedureconcerningimportsofferro­
chromiumoriginating intheRepublicofSouthAfricaandSweden(3),
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No1355/78(4)and(EEC)No1682/78(5),the-
Commission imposedaprovisional anti-dumping dutyonimportsofferro­
chromiumoriginatinginthe.RepublicofSouthAfricaandSweden,
Whereasduringthecourseoftheexamination ofthefactscarriedout
aftertheinstitutionoftheprovisional dutytheSouthAfricanandSwedish
exportersvoluntarily undertooktorevisetheirprices,
WhereastheCommissionhavingheardtheopinionsexpressedwithinthe
AdvisoryCommitteeprovidedforbyRegulation (EEC)No459/68deemsthis
solutionacceptable, i '
(1)OJn°L93,17.4.1968,p.1i
(2)OJn°C160,30.6.1977,p.4
(3)OJn°C90,13.4.1978,p.3:'
(4)OJn°L165,22/6/1978,p.20i
(5)OJn°L193,18.7.1978,P.14

Whereasintheseconditions.it isadvisabletoclosetheanti-dumping proce­
dureinquestion, 1
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DECIDES:
Article 1 ■'
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Theanti-dumping/anti-subsidyprocedureconcerningimportsofferrochromium
originating intheRepublicofSouthAfricaandSwedenisclosed.
DoneatBrussels bytheCouncil