COMMISSION IN EACH CASE , WHICH SHALL BE AT LEAST 10 DAYS , DUE CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO THE URGENCY OF THE MATTER .
5 . THE COMMISSION MAY HEAR THE INTERESTED PARTIES . IT SHALL SO HEAR THEM IF THEY HAVE , WITHIN THE PERIOD PRESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , MADE A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR A HEARING SHOWING THAT THEY ARE AN INTERESTED PARTY LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE RESULT OF THE PROCEEDING AND THAT THERE ARE PARTICULAR REASONS WHY THEY SHOULD BE HEARD ORALLY .
6 . FURTHERMORE THE COMMISSION SHALL , ON REQUEST , GIVE THE PARTIES DIRECTLY CONCERNED AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET , SO THAT OPPOSING VIEWS MAY BE PRESENTED AND ANY REBUTTAL ARGUMENT PUT FORWARD . IN PROVIDING THIS OPPORTUNITY THE COMMISSION SHALL TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE NEED TO PRESERVE CONFIDENTIALITY AND OF THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PARTIES . THERE SHALL BE NO OBLIGATION ON ANY PARTY TO ATTEND A MEETING AND FAILURE TO DO SO SHALL NOT BE PREJUDICIAL TO THAT PARTY'S CASE .
7 . ( A ) THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES FROM REACHING PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS OR FROM APPLYING PROVISIONAL MEASURES EXPEDITIOUSLY .
( B ) IN CASES IN WHICH ANY INTERESTED PARTY OR THIRD COUNTRY REFUSES ACCESS TO , OR OTHERWISE DOES NOT PROVIDE , NECESSARY INFORMATION WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD , OR SIGNIFICANTLY IMPEDES THE INVESTIGATION , PRELIMINARY OR FINAL FINDINGS , AFFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE , MAY BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF THE FACTS AVAILABLE .
8 . ANTI-DUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING PROCEEDINGS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A BAR TO CUSTOMS CLEARANCE OF THE PRODUCT CONCERNED .
9 . ( A ) AN INVESTIGATION SHALL BE CONCLUDED EITHER BY ITS TERMINATION OR BY DEFINITIVE ACTION . CONCLUSION SHOULD NORMALLY TAKE PLACE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE INITIATION OF THE PROCEEDING .
( B ) A PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUDED EITHER BY THE TERMINATION OF THE INVESTIGATION WITHOUT THE IMPOSITION OF DUTIES AND WITHOUT THE ACCEPTANCE OF UNDERTAKINGS OR BY THE EXPIRY OR REPEAL OF SUCH DUTIES OR BY THE TERMINATION OF UNDERTAKINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 14 OR 15 .
ARTICLE 8
CONFIDENTIALITY
1 . INFORMATION RECEIVED IN PURSUANCE OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS REQUESTED .
2 . ( A ) NEITHER THE COUNCIL , NOR THE COMMISSION , NOR MEMBER STATES , NOR THE OFFICIALS OF ANY OF THESE , SHALL REVEAL ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED IN PURSUANCE OF THIS REGULATION FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY ITS SUPPLIER , WITHOUT SPECIFIC PERMISSION FROM THE SUPPLIER .
( B ) EACH REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT SHALL INDICATE WHY THE INFORMATION IS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION , OR A STATEMENT OF THE REASONS WHY THE INFORMATION IS NOT SUSCEPTIBLE OF SUCH SUMMARY .
3 . INFORMATION WILL ORDINARILY BE CONSIDERED TO BE CONFIDENTIAL IF ITS DISCLOSURE IS LIKELY TO HAVE