2000/324/EC: Commission Decision of 25 April 2000 amending Decision 1999/215/EC accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceedings concerning imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary and terminating the proceeding in respect of such imports originating in Saudi Arabia (notified under document number C(2000) 1058)
Date: 2000-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: anti-dumping duty, import, manufactured goods, originating product, plastics, third country

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 April 2000

amending Decision 1999/215/EC accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-
dumping proceedings concerning imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in
Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary and terminating the proceeding in respect of such
imports originating in Saudi Arabia

(notified under document number C(2000) 1058)

(2000/324/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped
imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 905/98 (2), and in particular Article 8(9) thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE

(1)

(2)

Following an investigation initiated by means of a notice published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities (3),
imposed definitive
anti-dumping duties on imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Poland, the
Czech Republic and Hungary.

the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 603/1999 (4),

Also within the framework of this investigation, the Commission, by Decision 1999/215/EC of 16
March 1999 (5), accepted a price undertaking offered by,
inter alia, the Polish company WKI
Isoliertechnik Spolka z.o.o. (hereinafter the ‘company’).

B. WITHDRAWAL OF UNDERTAKING

(3)

The company has, however, now withdrawn its undertaking following difficulties in observing
certain conditions laid down therein.

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18.
(3) OJ C 1, 3.1.1998, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 75, 20.3.1999, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 75, 20.3.1999, p. 34.

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(4)

(5)

Accordingly, in view of this withdrawal, Decision 1999/215/EC should be amended so as remove the
name of the company from the list of companies from which undertakings are accepted in this
proceeding.

In parallel to this Decision, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 968/2000 (1) has withdrawn the
exemption from the anti-dumping duties granted to this company and has imposed a definitive
anti-dumping duty against it,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 1(1) of Decision 1999/215/EC is hereby replaced by the following.

The undertakings offered by the producers mentioned below,

‘1.
in the framework of the anti-
dumping proceedings concerning imports into the Community of polypropylene binder or baler twine
originating in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, are hereby accepted.

Czech Republik

Hungary

Country

Company

Juta a.s.

Lanex a.s.

Partium (cid:1)70 Rt

Tiszai Vegyi Kombinat Rt

Elso Magyar Kenderfono Rt

Article 2

TARIC
additional code

8596

8580

8581

8582

8583’

This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

Done at Brussels, 25 April 2000.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) See page 1 of this Official Journal.