THEIR MARKET SHARE ;
WHEREAS THE CONSEQUENT IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY TOOK THE FORM , PRINCIPALLY , OF A LOSS OF MARKET SHARE AND THE DEPRESSION OF COMMUNITY PRICES FOR TEXTURED POLYESTER FABRIC ; WHEREAS , FOR EXAMPLE , THE SHARE OF THE COMMUNITY MARKET HELD BY COMMUNITY MANUFACTURERS FELL BY AROUND 9 % BETWEEN 1979 AND 1980 ; WHEREAS THE PRICES OF FABRIC PRODUCED BY COMMUNITY MANUFACTURERS FELL ON AVERAGE BY 6 % FROM JANUARY 1979 TO DECEMBER 1980 ;
WHEREAS THE COMMISSION IS AWARE THAT 1978 AND 1979 WERE MARKED BY AN EXTREMELY SEVERE COMPETITIVE SITUATION DUE MAINLY TO THE EFFORTS OF COMMUNITY PRODUCERS TO INCREASE THEIR SHARE OF AN EXPANDING MARKET ; WHEREAS THAT EXPANSION HAS BEEN HALTED SINCE 1979 , WHICH HAS LED THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY TO IMPLEMENT RATIONALIZATION MEASURES AND IN PARTICULAR TO REDUCE SUBSTANTIALLY ITS CAPACITY AND TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , AT THE SAME TIME AS THEY HAVE BEEN CARRYING OUT THIS RATIONALIZATION EFFORT , THE DEPRESSIVE EFFECT ON SELLING PRICES RESULTING FROM THE EXTREMELY LOW-PRICED IMPORTS EFFECTED IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1979 AND IN 1980 HAVE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR COMMUNITY PRODUCERS TO RAISE THEIR SELLING PRICES IN ORDER TO COVER SHARPLY INCREASED RAW MATERIAL COSTS AND , THEREFORE , COMMUNITY PRODUCERS ' LOSSES ARE RISING ;
WHEREAS , EVEN AFTER ALLOWING FOR THE EFFECTS OF THE RESTRUCTURING , THE IMPACT OF THE DUMPED IMPORTS HAS BEEN TO NECESSITATE THE LAYING-OFF OF A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF WORKERS , THE CLOSURE OF SEVERAL PLANTS , AND AN INCREASE IN SHORT-TIME WORKING ; WHEREAS EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY FELL BY MORE THAN 400 UNITS IN 1980 ;
WHEREAS THE COMMISSION HAS CONSIDERED WHETHER THERE IS INJURY CAUSED BY OTHER FACTORS WHICH , INDIVIDUALLY OR IN COMBINATION , ARE ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECTING THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY ; WHEREAS THE COMMISSION HAS EXAMINED , IN PARTICULAR IN THIS CONTEXT , THE LEVEL AND PRICES OF OTHER IMPORTS , THE LEVEL OF DEMAND IN THE COMMUNITY FOR TEXTURED POLYESTER FABRICS AND THE COMPETITION AMONG COMMUNITY PRODUCERS ; WHEREAS THE LEVEL OF OTHER IMPORTS REMAINED STABLE BETWEEN 1979 AND 1980 AT AROUND 5 MILLION M2 ; WHEREAS , ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION , THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY DEMAND FOR TEXTURED POLYESTER FABRICS FELL SLIGHTLY IN 1980 , WHILE OVER THIS PERIOD THE NUMBERS OF COMMUNITY PRODUCERS DECLINED AND THE MARKET SHARE OF THIRD COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REMAINED RELATIVELY STABLE ;
WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IT IS CONSIDERED THAT NONE OF THESE FACTORS HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORSENING OF THE SITUATION OF THE COMMUNITY PRODUCERS ; WHEREAS THE INJURIOUS EFFECTS ATTRIBUTED SOLELY TO DUMPING , THAT IS LOSS OF MARKET SHARE , PERSONNEL REDUCTION AND IN PARTICULAR A DETERIORATION IN THE FINANCIAL SITUATION , TOGETHER REPRESENT MATERIAL INJURY ;
WHEREAS , IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES , TO PREVENT INJURY BEING CAUSED DURING THE PROCEEDING , THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY CALL FOR IMMEDIATE