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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)486 final
Brüssels,17August1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
imposing adefinitive anti-dumping dutyonimportsofcertaintextured
polyesterfabricsoriginating intheUnitedStatesofAmerica
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
InMay1981theCommission imposeda384provisional anti-dumping dutyon
importsofcertaintexturedpolyesterfabricsoriginating intheUnited
1StatesofAmerica.However,thedutywaslimitedto30.8%inthecase
ofoneexporterandto3.9%forfourothers,whileimportsofproducts
manufactured andexportedbyasixthcompanywerewhollyexemptfrom
theduty.
Sinceimposingtheprovisional duty,theCommission hasreceivedinfor­
mationfromcertainexporterswhichhaveledittoreconsider the
conclusions concerning dumpingbythosecompaniessetoutinRegulation
(EEC)No1337/81.Moreover,anotherexportermadehimselfknownandthe
dataconcerningitsexportsindicatethattheaveragedumpingmarginis3.9%.
TheinjurybeingcausedtotheCommunityindustryconsistsinter.alia
ofanincreaseinthemarketshareofUSmanufacturers attheexpense
ofCommunityproducers andadownwardpressureonprices.
Itisthereforeproposedtoimposeadefinitive anti-dumping dutyof38%
onimportsofcertaintexturedpolyester'fabricsoriginating intheUnited
StatesofAmerica.Itisfurtherproposedtoexemptfromthisdutythe,
exportsofonecompanywhichwereexemptedwhentheprovisional dutywas
imposed,andthoseoftwoothercompaniesandtolimitthedutyatthe
rateof30.8%onexportsofafourthcompany and3.9%on
theexportsofthreeotherexporters.Itisalsoproposedthatthe
amountssecuredbywayof provisional dutybenowcollected,
albeitataratewhichdoesnotexceedthatofthedefinitive duty.
Regulation (EEC)No1337/81,0JNoL133^.20.5.1981,p.17

PROPOSAL FORCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
imposing adefinitive anti-dumping dutyonimportsofcertaintextured
polyesterfabricsoriginating intheUnitedStatesofAmerica
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3017/79of20December1979
onprotection againstdumpedorsubsidized importsfromcountriesnot
1
membersoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle12
thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposalsubmitted bytheCommissionafterconsultation
withintheAdvisoryCommitteesetupunderArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)
No3017/79,
2WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No1337/81imposedaprovisional
anti-dumping dutyof38%onimportsofcertaintexturedpolyesterfabrics
originating intheUnitedStatesofAmerica;whereasthedutywas,
however,limitedto30.8%onimportsofproductsmanufactured andexported
byFrankIxandSons,NewYork,andto3.9%onthosemanufactured and
exportedbyTexfiIndustries,Inc.,Greensboro,NorthCarolina,Burlington -
IndustriesInc.,Greensboro,NorthCarolina,BloomsburgMills,Inc.,NewYork,
whichalsomarketsunderthenameofPennWeaving,andMillikenandCo.,
Spartanburg,SouthCarolina;whereasthedutydoesnotapplytoimportsof
likeproductsmanufactured andexportedbyGreenwoodMills,Inc.,
Greenwood,SouthCarolina;
Whereas,aftertheCommission hadimposedtheprovisional anti-dumping duty,
anumberofexporters,i.e.MillikenandCo.,JPStevensandCo.,Inc.,
TexfiIndustries,Inc.andBurlingtonIndustries Inc.,were,attheir
request,informedorallyorinwritingoftheprincipalfactsandconsiderations
onthebasisofwhichitwasintendedtorecommend adefinitive decision/
whereascertainexporters,i.e.TexfiIndustries,Inc.,Burlington
Industries,Inc.andBloomsburgMills,Inc.-PennWeaving,madetheirviews
known;
OJNoL339,31.12.1979,p.1
20JNoL133,20.05.1981,p.17

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Whereastheparticulars suppliedtotheCommission,withtheexceptionof
thoseprovidedbyBurlingtonIndustries,Inc.andTexfiIndustries,Inc.,
arenevertheless notsuchastojustifyalterations oftheaverage
weighteddumpingmarginsestablished inthecourseofthepreliminary
investigation ;whereassuchmargins,withtheexceptionofthoserelating
toBurlingtonIndustries,Inc.andTexfiIndustries,Inc.,aretherefore
toberegardedasdefinitive ; *
Whereas,however,theinformation suppliedbyBurlingtonIndustries,Inc.
indicatesthat,owingtotheincorrectassessmentofcertaintransportcosts
andgeneraloverheadsbornebyBurlington (Ireland)Ltd,theweightedaverage
dumpingmarginestablished forthatcompanywhentheprovisional dutywas
determined shouldbereducedandthatthemargintoberegardedas
definitive is0.64%;whereas,however,freshparticulars suppliedbyTexfi
Industries,Inc.indicatethatthenormalvalueofthatcompany'sexports
wasoverestimated andthataccordingly thedumpingmargintoberegardedas
definitive is0.61%;
Whereasafurtherexportjer^HowIndustriesLtd,Aberdeen,NorthCarolina,
whichhadnotmadeitself/beforetheprovisional anti-dumping dutywas
imposed,hasaskedtheCommission tobeexemptedfromthedutyonthegrounds
thatitsexportstotheCommunity hadnotbeendumped;
Whereasinordertoestablish whetherthatcompanyhadpractised dumping,the
theCommissionreceivedfromitall/necessaryinformation;whereasthe
investigation showedthattheaveragepricesfortexturedpolyesterfabrics
soldbythemanufacturer inquestiononthedomesticmarkethadbeenless,,/i.e.overtheperiodcoveredbytheinvestigation ^the1980calendaryear,thantheordinarilyfixedandvariablecosts/incurredinthecourseoftheirproduction;
whereasthenormalvaluewasthereforeconstructed byadjustingtheprices
belowcostofproduction,inordertoeliminatelossesandprovidefora
reasonableprofit;whereastheCommission consideredthatthefigureof5%
choseninthecourseofthepreliminary investigation couldberegarded
asareasonableprofit;
WhereastheCommission comparedthenormalvalueasestablished abovetothe
pricesactuallypaidforthelikeproductssoldforexporttotheCommunity
overthesamereferenceperiod;whereasthesecomparisons werecarriedout
attheex-factory level;whereastheseexportpriceswereadjustedwhere
necessary,totakeaccountofthedifferentphysicalcharacteristics ofthe
productsuchasyarnandfinish,andconditions andtermsofsale;

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Whereastheinvestigation concerning HowIndustriesLtdrevealthatthe
company'spricesforexportstotheCommunitywereLowerthanthenormal
valueandthattheaveragedumpingmarginis3.9%;whereasthisexporter
wasinformedoftheprincipalfactsandconsiderations onthebasisofwhich
itwasintendedtorecommendadefinitivedecision;
Whereas,sinceitadoptedRegulation (EEC)No1337/81,theCommissionhas
notreceivedanyinformation concerninginjurytoCommunityproducerswhich
couldleadittoreviseitsconclusions onthatsubjectassetoutinthat
Regulation;whereastheCommissionthereforeconcludesdefinitively thatthe
dumpedimportshavecausedmaterialinjurytotheCommunityindustryconcerned;
Whereasinthesecircumstances theprotectionoftheCommunity'sinterests
requiresthatadefinitiveanti-dumping dutybeimposedonimportsofcertain
texturedpolyesterfabricsoriginating intheUnitedStatesofAmerica;
whereasinviewofthematerialinjurycaused,therateofdutyshould
correspondtotheclumpingmarginsestablished;whereas,however,asthedumping
marginsonexportsmanufactured andexportedbyGreenwoodMills,Inc.,
TexfiIndustries,Inc.andBurlingtonIndustries,Inc.,aredeminimis,
importsofcertainpolyesterfabricsmanufactured andexportedby-
theseundertakings shouldbeexemptfromthedefinitiveduty;
Whereas -forthesamereasonsasoutlinedintheprecedingparagraphthe
amountssecuredbywayofprovisionaldutyshouldbedefinitively collected,
withtheexceptionofthoserelatingtoimportsfromTexfiIndustries,Inc.
andBurlingtonIndustries,Inc.whichshouldbereleased;whereasin
respectofgoodsmanufactured andexportedbyHowIndustriesLtdtheamount
collectedshouldnotexceedthatcorresponding tothedefinitiveduty,
thatis,10.2%oftheamountsecuredbywayofprovisional duty;

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Artidt/
,.definitive ......
1.A anti-dumpingdutyishereby ^
imposedonimportsofwovenfabricsconsisting
whollyofyarnoftextilefibresoftexturedpolyester
weighingnotlessthan175g/m2andnotmorethan '
200g/m2forunbleachedfabricsandnotlessthan200
g/m-'andnotmorethan22ig/m2fordyedfabrics
fallingwithinCommonCustomsTariffsubheadingex
51.04AIVandcorresponding toNIMF.XEcodesex s
51.04-21,anilIS,originatingintheUnitedStatesof
America.Thisdutyshallnotapplytoimportsof
productsdescribedabovemanufacturedandexported
byGreenwoodMills,Inc.,Greenwood ,SouthCarolina,
TexfiIndustries,Inc.,Greensboro,NorthCarolinaandBurlingtonIndustries
Inc.,Greensboro,NorthCarolina.
2.Subjecttotheprovisionsofparagraph3,therate
ofthe anti-dumping dutyshallbe38%.definitive
,:,.definitive.,.,3.Thefateofthe anti-dumping duty
applicabletoimportsofproductsdescribedinpara­
graph1manufacturedandexportedbyFrankIxand
Sons,NewYork,shallbe30-8%;therateforimports
oflikeproductsmanufactured andexportedby
BloomsburgMillsInc.-PennWeaving,NewYork;MillikenandCo,Spartanburg,
SouthCarolinaandHowIndustriesLtd,Aberdeen,NorthCarolinashallbe3.9%.
4.Thedutyreferredtoinparagraphs
2and3shallbecalculatedonthebasisof
valueforcustomspurposesdeterminedinaccordance
withCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1224/80of28May
1980onthevaluationofgoodsforcustoms
purposes(').
5.Theprovisionsinforceconcerningcustoms
dutiesshallapplyfortheapplicationoftheduty
referredtoinparagraphs 2and3.
0JNoL134,31.05.1980,p.1
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Article 2
1.Subjecttoparagraph 2,theamountssecuredbywayofprovisional dutydefinitively
underRegulation (EEC)No1337/81shallbe/collected,withtheexception
ofthoserelatingtoimportsofproductsmanufactured andexportedbyTexfi
Industries,Inc.andBurlingtonIndustries Inc.,whichshallbereleased
infull.
2.Asumof10.2%oftheamountsecuredbywayofprovisional
duty,on.importsofproductsmanufactured andexportedbyHowIndustries Ltddefinitively
shallbe/collected andthebalancereleased.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication in
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThePresident