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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(83)  710 final  
Brussels, 22 November 1983
Proposal for a  
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of  
certain glass textile fibres (rovings) originating in the  
German Democratic Republic and accepting undertakings and  
terminating the proceeding in respect of imports of certain  
glass textile fibre (rovings) originating in Czechoslovakia  
and Japan
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(83)  710 final

■EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
. On June 15 1983, by .Regulation (EEC) N o 1631/83(1) the Commission imposed 
a p ro v is io n a l anti-dum ping duty on im ports o f c e rta in  glass t e x t il e
t fib r e s  (ro v in g s ) o rig in a tin g  in  C zechoslovakia, the German Democratic
R epublic and Japan. The duty was extended fo r two more months by R egulation 
(EEC) No. 2876/83(2) of October 13, 1983. This duty e xp ire s on 
December 18, 1983.
2. A fte r the im p o sitio n  o f the p ro v is io n a l duty the e xp o rte rs in  Czechoslovakia 
and the German Democratic Republic and c e rta in  im porters requested hearings 
d u rin g  which they made th e ir  views known. They s tro n g ly  contested the 
s e le c tio n  o f the U S  market as the analogue country fo r the normal value 
d e te rm in a tio n . T heir main argument was th a t the q u a lity  between the 
pro du cts is q u ite  d iffe r e n t. The Commission, a fte r c a re fu l c o n s id e ra tio n
o f the arguments put forw ard, amended the p ro v is io n a lly  e s ta b lis h e d  
w eighted average dumping margins as fo llo w s : Czechoslovakia 56.03%,
German Democratic Republic 62%.
The p r o v is io n a lly  e sta b lish e d  weighted average dumping m argin fo r Japan 
remained unchanged (21.25%).
3. W ith regard to the in ju ry  s u ffe re d  by the Community in d u s try , the main
arguments put forw ard by the in te re s te d  p a rtie s  concerned the losses 
c a rrie d  by the Community producers and the resale p ric e s  o f the im ported 
p ro du cts in to  the Community. A fte r c a re fu l exam ination o f the fa c ts  as 
f i n a l l y  determ ined and in  connection w ith  the conclusions on in ju r y  reached 
in  R e g u la tio n  (EEC) N o  1631/83, the in ju r y
caused by dumped im ports o f glass t e x t il e  fib re s  o r ig in a tin g  in  C zechoslovakia, 
the German Democratic Republic and Japan, taken in  is o la tio n  from th a t
caused by o th e r fa c to rs , has to be considered as m a te ria l; and a c tio n  must 
be ta ke n .
4. S a tis fa c to ry  und e rtaking s were o ffe re d  by the Czechoslovakian and Japanese 
e x p o rte rs . The Commission, a fte r  c o n s u lta tio n , considered th a t the under­
ta k in g s  o ffe re d  are acceptable and the proceeding concerning Czechoslovakia 
and Japan may, th e re fo re , be te rm in a te d . Under these circum stances the 
a p p lic a tio n  o f the duty should be lim ite d  to  the German Democratic R epublic.
The amount o f th is  duty s h a ll be equal to  the amount by which the p ric e
per kg net free-at-C ornm unity f r o n t ie r ,  b efore d u ty , is  less than 1.03 ECU.
(1) 0J No L 160, 18.6.1983, p. 18.
(2) O J No L 283, 15.10.1983, p. 1.

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
im posing a d e f in it iv e  anti-dum ping d uty on im ports o f 
c e rta in  glass t e x t il e  fib re s  (ro v in g s ) o r ig in a tin g  in  
the German Democratic Republic and accep tin g  unde rtaking s 
and te rm in a tin g  the proceeding in  respect o f im ports o f 
c e rta in  glass t e x t il e  fib r e  (ro v in g s ) o r ig in a tin g  in  
Czechoslovakia and Japan
THE COUNCIL O F  THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79 of 
20 December 1979 on protection against dumped or subsidized 
imports from countries not members of the European Economic 
Community (*), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1580/82 ("), 
and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after1  
consultation of the Advisory Committee set up under the above 
Regulation,·
Whereas:
A. Provisional action
1. The Commission, by Regulation (EEC) No 1631/83 (3), imposed a 
provisional anti—dumping duty on imports o f  certain glass textile fibres 
(rovings) originating in Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic 
and Japan and terminated the procedure concerning certain glass textr.i le 
fibres (mats) originating in Czechoslovakia and the German Democrat, ie 
R e p ub lic, no in ju r y  having been caused by these im ports d u rin g  the p e rio d  under
review . The duty was extended fo r a maximum p eriod o f two months by R egulation 
(EEC) No. 2876/83 (4) at the request o f the e xp o rte rs concerned.
(1) O J No L 339, 31.12.1979, p. 1.
(2) O J No L 178, 22. 6.1982, p. 9.
(3) O J No L 160, 18. 6.1983, p. 18.
(4) O J No L 283, 15.10.1983, p. 1.

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B. Subsequent p rocedure _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2.
 Following the imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty the 
Czechoslovakian and the German Democratic Republic exporters, certain  
importers and Community producers concerned requested, and were  
granted, an opportunity to be heard by the Commission. Other exporters  
and importers made written submissions making known their views on the  
duty.
3. The. exporters and main importers requested to be informed of  
certain facts and essential considerations on the basis of which it  
was intended to recommend definitive action and these requests were  
granted.
4. The main arguments put forward by the parties and considered by  
the Commission since the imposition of the provisional measures  
concerned the comparability of the products involved and the injury  
Caused by the dumped imports.
C.  Like product
5. It was argupd by the Czechoslovakian and German Democratic  
Republic exporters and several importers that the products in question  
originating in these two countries, the products manufactured in the  
United States, which were used to determine the normal value, and the  
products manufactured by the,-Community pcQdupers were not like  
products within the meaning of Article 2 (12) of Regulation (EEC)
No 3017/79. This argument was supported by a considerable amount of  
evidence such as technical comments, studies made by experts and  
letters from users of these products. The Community producers refuted  
this argument and provided evidence to demonstrate that the products  
were indeed like products within the meaning of the said Regulation.
6. The Commission, after careful examination of all relevant argumen:
concluded that as regards physical characteristics the products
closely resembled one another and that, in a great majority of cases,
they could be used for the same applications irrespective of the
country of origin. Therefore, the Commission concluded that they
were like products, but granted certain allowances f o r  quaLity  
and d iffe re n c e s  in  c o n d itio n s  and term s o f s a le , 
differences / Based on th e  information received these allowances
were set at 10% for Czechoslovakia and 1s% for
the German Democratic Republic.

D.  Dumping
7. Consequently the preliminary determinations of dumping should be 
modified with respect to Czechoslovakia and the German Democratic 
Republic. The dumping margins now amount to 56,03% for Czechoslovakia 
and 62% for the German Democratic Republic.
8. No new evidence on dumping with respect to Japan has been received 
since the imposition of the provisional duty and the findings on 
dumping as set out in Regulation (EEC) No 1631/83 are therefore 
considered to be definitive.
£- Injury
9. With regard to the injury suffered by the Community industry, the 
main arguments put forward by the interested parties were that low 
price imports from other third countries have increased substantially 
in recent years and are comparable to the volume of the dumped 
imports. It has been found, however, that the prices of these imports 
are significantly higher than the prices of imports from the countries 
in question.
F.  Community interest
10. Community processing industries which use glass textile fibres 
as input materials have continued to argue that the introduction of 
protective measures was not in the Community's interest because it 
would make them less competitive.
11. In view, however, of the particularly serious losses which the 
Community producers are incurring in the production and sale of the 
products concerned and in order to avoid the danger that other 
plants may close in addition to the two already closed since I'hil, the 
Council has come to the conclusion that on balance it is in the 
Community's interests that action be taken. In these circumstance:,, 
protection of the Community's interests calls for the imposition 
of a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of glass textile fibres 
(rovings) originating in Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic li.-public 
and Japan.

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G.  Amount of definitive duty
12. For the provisional duty the Commission had fixed the level  
required to eliminate injury at the amount by which the free-at-  
Community-frontier price, before duty, was less than 0,97 f c ’ClJ
per kilogram. Community industry argued that this price was too 1  ·  >..· 
because the unit cost of Community producers' products would 11  1 
be higher than the likely resale price of the imports following  
imposition of the provisional duty.
13. Accordingly, the production costs of each Community producer'  
were reexamined and the more detailed product-by-product cost  
information confirmed that unit production costs were higher than the  
resale prices of the imports and that an increase of the duty was  
necessary.
14.  Having therefore compared the Community producers' weighted average
prices and costs, account being taken of their profit margins with the  
individual importers' costs and special marketing conditions, where  
available, and having made allowances for quality differences and  
differences in conditions and terms of sale where necessary, it has  
been concluded that the definitive anti-dumping duty should bo the  
amount by which the free-at-Community frontier net price, before duty,  
is less than 1,03 ECU per kilogram for glass textile fibres (  r-ov i  ug . · .  ·
H. U ndertakings
15. U ndertakings were o ffe re d  by the C zechoslovakian e x p o rte r, G lassexport Co. L td . 
and the Japan Glass F ibre A s s o c ia tio n  in  the name o f a l l  i t s  members. In the case 
o f Japan, th e re  were not o th e r e xp o rts to  the European Community d u rin g  the in v e s t i­
g a tio n  p e rio d , a p a rt from the e xp o rts o f Nippon E le c tr ic  Co. which had o ffe re d  an 
acceptable p ric e  u n d e rta kin g  b e fo re  the im p o s itio n  o f the p ro v is io n a l duty and which 
was consequently excluded from  the p ro v is io n a l measures ta k e n ; the o th e r Japanese 
producers have d e cla re d  that they have no intention to export in the near future but that, i f  and w hen 
they would export to the European Community, the price of these exports w ill not be at a dumping level.
With regard to  C zechoslovakia, the e ffe c t o f the o ffe re d  u n d e rta k in g  w i l l  be to 
incre ase  e xpo rt p ric e s  to  the Community to  the le v e l necessary to  e lim in a te  the 
in ju r y  found. This in cre ase  in  no case exceeds the dumping found in  the in v e s tig a tio n .
16. The Commission, a fte r  c o n s u lta tio n , considered th a t the u n d e rta kin g s o ffe re d  
are a cceptable and the proceeding concerning C zechoslovakia and Japan may, th e re fo re , 
be te rm in a te d . Under these circu m sta n ce s, th e  a p p lic a tio n  o f the duty should be 
lim ite d  to  the German Dem ocratic R e p u b lic.

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I.  Collection of provisional duty
17. In view of the extent of tne dumping ana injury found and the  
critical situation of the Community industry, the amounts secured by 
way of provisional anti-dumping duties should be definitively  
collected -
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of  
continuous glass textile fibres (rovings) falling within subheading  
ex 70.20 B of the Common Customs Tariff corresponding to NIMEXE  
code 70.20-70, originating in the German Democratic Republic.
2. The amount of the duty shall be equal to the amount by which the  
price per kilogram free-at-Community-frontier before duty is less than  
1,03 ECU.
The free-at-Community-frontier prices shall be net if the conditions  
of sale provide for payment within 30 days from the date of shipment;  
they shall be reduced or increased by 1% for each increase or  
decrease of one month in the period for payment.
3. The p ro v is io n s  in  fo rc e  concerning customs d u tie s  s h a ll apply fo r the 
a p p lic a tio n  o f the d u ty .
A r t ic le  2
The u nd e rtaking s given by G lassexport Co., C zechoslovakia, and the Japan Glass 
Fiber A s s o c ia tio n  in  the name o f a l l  i t s  members are hereby accepted.
A r t ic le  3
The a n ti-du m p in g  proceeding concerning im ports o f continuous glass t e x t i l e  
fib r e s  (ro v in g s ) o r ig in a tin g  in  Czechoslovakia and Japan is  hereby te rm in a te d .

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Article 4
The sums secured by way of provisional anti-dumping duty under  
Regulation (EEC) No 1631/83 shall be definitively collected.
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publ ice1  ion  
in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly  
applicable in all Member States.
Done at
For the Council  
The President