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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels .25th January 1980
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
IMPOSING ADEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ONCERTAIN
SODIUM CARBONATE ORIGINATING INTHE SOVIET UNION
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCommission,byRegulation (EEC)N°2599/79of24November1979,imposed
aprovisional anti-dumping dutyonlightsodiumcarbonateoriginating in
theSovietUnion.ThisRegulation appliesuntilth£entryintoforceof
anActoftheCounciladoptingdefinitive measuresor,atthelatest,
untilthee:xpiryofaperiodofthreemonthsbeginning on24November1979.
AmonthbeforetheexpiryofthistimelimittheCommission,pursuantto
(1)theanti-dumping Regulation (EEC)3017/79,shoyldsubmittothe
Councilaproposalrelatingtotheadoptionofdefinitive measures.
Sincetheimposition oftheduty,theCommission'sserviceshavecontinued ,
theirexamination Ofthefacts.Thissubsequent examination hasnot
revealedanyelementswhichwouldwarrantachangeintheconclusions 1
reachedduringthepreliminary examination .
Thefactsasfinallyestablished showthatthereisdumpingandinjuryand
thattheamountssecuredbywayofprovisional dutyshouldbe
definitively collected.
Inthesecircumstances ,theCommission submitsthfeattachedproposalfor
aCouncilRegulation imposingadefinitive anti-dumping dutyonlight
sodiumcarbonateoriginating intheSovietUnionandprovidingforthe
definitivecollectionoftheamountssecuredbywayofprovisional duty.
(1)0JN°L339,31.12.1979,p.1

COUNCIL REGULATION Q£EC )
imposing adefinitive anti-dumping duty oncertain sodium carbonate
originating intheSoviet Union
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°3017 /79of31December 1979 on
protection against dumped orsubsidized imports from countries which are not
(1)members oftheEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard totheproposal submitted bythe Commission after consultation
within the Advisory Committee set upunder Article 6ofRegulation 3017 /79,
 
Whereas inOctober 1978 theCommission received acomplaint submitted by
CEFIC ,theEuropean Council ofChemical Manufacturers Federations ,onbehalf
ofalmost allCommunity producers ofsodium carbonate ,setting outevidence
astotheexistence ofdumping ofthe like product originating inBulgaria ,
theGerman Democratic Republic ,Poland ,Romania ,theSoviet Union ,
Czechoslovakia andAlbania ,and ofmaterial injury resulting therefrom ;
Whereas ,since there was sufficient evidence tojustify initiating aproceeding
the Commission published inthe Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities
anotice ofinitiation ofananti-dumping procedure concerning imports of
sodium carbonate originating inBulgaria ,theGerman Democratic Republic ,Poland
(2)Romania and theSoviet Union ;whereas exports from Albania andCzechoslovak !
were found tobeofminor importance andwere ,therefore ,notincluded inthein
vestigation ;whereas theCommission advised theexporters andimporters known
tobeconcerned aswell asthecomplainants andcommenced theinvestigation
atCommunity level ; *
(1)0JN°L339,31.12.1979 ,p.1
(2)0JN°C277,21,11.1978 ,p.4

Whereas,forthepurposesofapreliminary determination ofdumpingand
injury,theCommission soughtandverifiedallinformationitdeemednecessary
andconductedonthespotinvestigation attheofficesoftheexporters'agent :
andimDorters,wheredeemednecessary,andinparticularatthose'of
ArnoldSuhrBelgique SA,Belgium;Krahn-Chemie GmbH,Federal'Republicof
Germany;Soprochim SA,France;MGolodetz(Overseas)Ltd,TRInternational
(Chemicals)Ltd,UnitedKingdom;SICEASAS,SNIAViscosaSpa,TradecoSpA,
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Italy;CvanEpenhuysen'sChemischeFabrieken BV,MendugaAG,theNetherlands ;
andofallCommunityproducersinvolved;whereastheCommission hadcontacts
withseveralotheragentsandimporters;^. .■■
Whereas,whendetermining theexistenceofdumpingontheabove-mentioned .
imports,theCommission hadtotakeaccountofthefactthatBulgaria,the.
GermanDemocratic Republic,Poland,RomaniaandtheSovietUnionarenon-
marketeconomycountries;
Whereas,forthisreason,theCommission baseditspreliminary dumping
calculations onthepricesatwhichthelikeproductissoldforconsumption
onthedomesticmarketofamarketeconomynon-member country;
Whereasacomparison withpricesat-which-thelikeproductissoldfor
consumption onthedomesticmarketofAustria-appearedtobeappropriate
andnotunreasonable ,because,asintheexportingcountries,thereareraw
materialsreadilyavailable,therearesimilarproduction processesbased
onthemanufacture ofspdiumcarbonatebysynthetic means,ratherthanby
naturalmeans,andthe'reisproduction onasubstantial scale;whereasprice
controlsinAustriaensurethatpricelevelsstandinareasonableproportion
toproduction costs;
Whereasthesecalculations weremadebycomparingtheAustrianweighted
averageex'-factorypricesfor1978withtheweightedaverageexportprices
totheCommunityofthecountriesunderinvestigation forthesameyear;
whereasdueallowance wasmadefordifferences affectingpricecomparability
by_deducting fromtheAustrian -ex-factorypricesthemaximumdiscounts
grantedonsalesofthelargestquantities,aspecialdiscountgivenonbulk
transporttothelargestcustomers,salesandservicecostssupported bythe

Austrianproducerandthemaximumdiscountgrantedforimmediatepayment;
whereasexportpriceswereavailableonlyonafoborcifbasisbutnoprice
adjustments weremadefortransportcostsincludedinsuchprices;whereas
allaforementioned factorshadtheeffectofreducingthedifference between
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theAustrianex-factory pricesandtheexportprices;
Whereasitemergedfromthepreliminary examination ofthefactsthatdumping
existedforallimportsinvestigated ,thedumpingmarginsforlightsodium
carbonateexceeding 33%inallcases;
Whereas,withregardtoinjurytotheCommunityindustry,theevidence
availabletotheCommission dt/ringthepreliminary examination showedthat
totalimportsintotheCommunityofsodiumcarbonateoriginating inthe
countriesincludedintheinvestigation haverisenfromapproximately
83500tonnesin1974toalevelof273000tonnesin1978andincreased
furthertoapproximately 151206tonnesduringthefirstsixmonthsof1979;
Whereasonlyaveryminorpartoftheseimportsconsistedofdensesodium
carbonate;whereasthesupplyofdensesodiumcarbonateintheCommunityis
subjecttostrongcontractual tiesbetweentheCommunityproducers andtheir
maincustomersfordensesodiumcarbonate;whereassomeofthesetiesare
presentlythesubjectofaninvestigation bytheCommission aspossibly
restraining competition onthedensesodiumcarbonatemarket;whereas
recentlybuiltandplannedproductionfacilitiesfordensesodiumcarbonate
insomeoftheexportingcountries,notablyinPolandandBulgaria,didnot
constitute a'threatofinjurytotheCommunityindustrysinceitcouldnot
bedeterminedthattherewasalikelihoodthatsuchincreasedproduction
capicitywouldleadtoasignificant increaseinexportstotheCommunity
intheforeseeable future;whereas,therefore,thepreliminary examination
showedthatnoinjuryhadbeencausedbytheimportsofdensesodiumcarbonate
Whereastheimportsoflightsodiumcarbonateoriginating inthecountries
uriderinvestigation represented ashareofthetotallightsodiumcarbonate
marketintheCommunityof19.7%andinFrance,Belgium,Italy,the
Netherlands andtheFederalRepublicofGermanyof11.0%,23.6%,25.8%,28.7%

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and34.8%respectively ;ofthese/importsfromtheSovietUnionrepresented
"2.7%ofthetotalCommunitymarketandinthemaincountryofimportation/
Italy,13.6%ofthemarket;
WhereasthepricesoftheseimportsontheCommunitymarketswereextremely
lowandundercutthepricesofthelikeproductintheCommunitybysigni­
ficantamounts/particularly duringthesecondandthirdquartersof1978;
whereasthesepricesincreasedonlyslightlyafterwards; ',
Whereastheconsequent impactontheCommunityindustryconsistedofaloss
ofsalestosmallcustomersoflightsodiumcarbonateinbagsinallMember
States,alossofbulkcustomersinsomeMemberStatesandadepressive
effectontheCommunityproducers *pricesforlightsodiumcarbonatein
bagsandinbulk;whereas,asaresult/marketshares,particularly inthe
marketforbaggedlightsodiumcarbonate/werereducedandreturnshave
decreasedtolevelswherefurtherinvestments couldnoteconomically be
envisaged;
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Whereastheotherfactorswhichwereknowntobeadverselyaffectingthe
Communityproducersoflightsodiumcarbonate/suchas*thevolumeandprice
ofotherimports/stagnation indemandandthesubstitution /insome
applications /byotherproducts/wereconsidered andwerefoundtobeof
minorimportance;/ •
Whereasthedumpedimportswere/therefore,consideredtobedemonstrably
theprincipal causeofthedifficulties described above;
Whereas/sincethispreliminary examination ofthemattershowedthatthere
wasdumping,thattherewassufficient evidenceofinjuryandthatthe
interestsoftheCommunitycalledforimmediateintervention ,theCommission
(1)byRegulation (EEC)N°2599/79,imposedaprovisional anti-dumping duty
onlightsodiumcarbonateoriginating intheSovietUnion;
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(1)OJN°L297,24.11.1979,p.12

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Whereas,inthecourseofthesubsequentinvestigation ofthematter,
completedaftertheimposition oftheprovisional anti-dumping duty,the
interestedpartieshadtheopportunity tomakeknowntheirviewsinwriting,
tobeheardbytheCommission,toinspectnon-confidential information
' ' '' » •
relevanttothedefenceoftheirinterests,andtorequesttobeinformed
abouttheessentialfactsandconsiderations onthebasisofwhichitwas
intendedtomakeafinaldetermination ;whereasonlytheCommunity
industrymadeuseoftheseopportunities bysubmittingitsviewsinwriting
andbyrequesting ameetingwhichtookplaceinDecember1979;
>Whereasnoadditional information hasbeenreceivedfromtheinterested
partiesconcerned andnofurtherarguments havebeenadvanced;
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Whereasthesubsequent examination hasnotrevealedanyelementswhichwould
warrantachangeintheconclusions reachedduringthepreliminary examination
ofthematter;
Whereasunderthesecircumstances thecalculations anddeterminations with
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respecttodumpingandinjuryremainunchanged;
Whereastheprotection oftheCommunity'sinterestscallsforthedefinitive
collectionoftheamountssecuredbywayofprovisional dutyinrespectof
lightsodiumcarbonate andfortheimpositionofadefinitive anti-dumping
.duty;whereastheamountofthisdutyshouldcorrespond totheamountof
theprovisional duty;
Whereas,however,thecollectionofthisduty,onthebasisofthefree-at-frontier
priceoftheimportingMember£tatehascreatedtechnical -difficulties,sothatit
appearsappropriate tobaseitinthefutureonafreeCommunityfrontier
price;whereasthiswillhavenosignificant consequences withrespectto
theamountofthedutytobecollected;
Whereas,inordertoavoidevasionoftheanti-dumping duty,itisnecessary
toprovideforanalternative procedureforthecalculation ofthedutyfor
caseswheretheproductisnotenteredforconsumption bythefirst
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purchaserintheCommunity; '

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Whereastheundertakings givenbytheexportorganizations inBulgaria,the
GermanDemocraticRepublic,PolandandRomaniasatisfytheCommissionthat
theintroduction ofprotectivemeasureswithrespecttoproductsoriginating
inthesecountriesremainsunnecessary atpresent;
WhereastheSoviet exportorganization hasnotofferedsuchan
undertaking;
Whereas,underthesecircumstances ,itisappropriate toexcludetheexport­
ingcountriesfromwhichvoluntaryundertakings werereceivedfromthe
application ofthedutyandtoensure'itsapplicationagainstexportsfrom,
theSovietUnion,inorderbothtoneutralizetheinjurycausedbythose -
exportsandtoascertainthatthestabilization ofthemarketsoughtbythe
acceptanceoftheseundertakings isnotundermined byfurtherdumpedimports .
fromtheSovietUnion,tothedisadvantage oftheCommunityproducersand
theexporterswhoofferedsuchundertakings,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :-
Artiele1
1.Adefinitiveanti-dumping dutyisherebyimposedonlightsodiumcarbonate
fallingwithinCommonCustomsTariffsubheading28.42AIIcorresponding
toNIMEXEcode28.42-31andoriginating intheSovietUnion.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofparagraph4below,theamountof
thedutyshallbeequaltotheamountbywhichtheprice,freeCommunity
frontier,beforeduty,pertonnenet,tothefirstpurchaserinthe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity,islessthanUS3105.10.
3.ThepriceofUSS105.10asmentionedinparagrah2shallbenetiftheconditionsof
saleprovideforpaymentwithin30daysfromtheendofthemonthofdelivery;
itshallbeincreasedorreducedby1%foreachincreaseordecreaseofone
month,inthetimeforpayment. s

4.a)Wheretheproductisnotenteredforconsumption bythefirstpurchaser
intheCommunity,thedefinitive anti-dumping dutyshallbe33%of'
thevaluedeclaredinaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No375/69on
thedeclaration ofparticulars relatingtothevalueofgoodsfor
(1)-customspurposes . .
b)Where,however,thedeclarant canprovidesatisfactory proofto
thecustomsauthorities thatthepricepaidbythefirstpurchaser
i)exceedsorisequdltoUS8105.10,nodutyshallbeapplied,or
î
ii)islowerthanUSS105.10 bylessthan33%ofthevaluedeclared,
thedutyshallbeequaltotheamountbywhichthesaidprice
islowerthanUS2105.10.
5.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,lightsodiumcarbonateshallbeall
non-compacted sodiumcarbonatewithaspecificweightcfflessthan0,700kg/dm
andconsisting ofpowderorgrainssmallerthan0.4mmindiameter.
6.Theprovisions inforcefortheapplication ofcustomsdutiesshallapply
tothisduty.
Article2
Theamountssecuredbywayofprovisional dutypursuanttoRegulation (EEC)
N°2599/79shallbedefinitively collected.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication inthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.'si
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
\
ΝFortheCouncil
ThePresident
(1)0JN°L52of1.3.1969,p.1