OF KOREA IN 1979 DID NOT PERMIT RECOVERY OF ALL COSTS ORDINARILY INCURRED IN THEIR PRODUCTION ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THESE SALES WERE CONSIDERED AS NOT HAVING BEEN MADE IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF TRADE ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE NORMAL VALUE WAS DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE COMPARABLE PRICES OF THE LIKE PRODUCT WHEN EXPORTED TO A THIRD COUNTRY ; WHEREAS , TO REVIEW THE EXTENT OF DUMPING , THE EXPORT PRICES TO THE COMMUNITY WERE COMPARED WITH THE WEIGHTED AVERAGES OF EACH EXPORTERS SALES TO AUSTRALIA OR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN 1979 AND THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1980 ;
WHEREAS , TO ENSURE THE EXPORT PRICES AND THE NORMAL VALUE WERE ON A COMPARABLE BASIS , ALLOWANCE WAS MADE WHERE APPROPRIATE , FOR DIFFERENCES CLAIMED IN RESPECT OF THE CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF SALE ON EACH MARKET AND IN PARTICULAR FOR DIFFERENCES IN THE COSTS OF CREDIT AND PACKAGING ;
WHEREAS THE EXAMINATION OF THE FACTS SHOWED THAT IN 1979 DUMPING EXISTED ONLY IN RESPECT OF EXPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY BY KEDONG INDUSTRIAL CO . LTD , THE MARGIN OF DUMPING BEING 9.4 % ; WHEREAS THE EXAMINATION ALSO SHOWED THAT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1980 DUMPING EXISTED IN RESPECT OF ALL THE KOREAN EXPORTERS ' SALES TO THE COMMUNITY , THE DUMPING MARGINS VARYING FROM 1.9 TO 4.2 % ;
WHEREAS , WITH REGARD TO THE INJURY CAUSED TO THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY , THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION SHOWS THAT THE MARKET SHARE OF IMPORTS OF SACCHARIN AND ITS SALTS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN THE COMMUNITY DECREASED FROM 46.5 % IN 1976 TO 41.8 % IN 1979 ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , FOLLOWING THE IMPOSITION OF THE UK NATIONAL DUTY , THE MARKET SHARE OF KOREAN IMPORTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DECREASED IN THE SAME PERIOD FROM 11.8 TO 1.1 % ;
WHEREAS THE RESALE PRICES OF THE PRODUCTS IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA WERE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE COMMUNITY PRODUCER ;
WHEREAS THE CONSEQUENT IMPACT OF THESE IMPORTS ON THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY , TOGETHER WITH DUMPED IMPORTS FROM CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS CHARACTERIZED BY A FALL IN PRODUCTION , BY LOW CAPACITY UTILIZATION AND BY A LOSS OF MARKET SHARE BETWEEN 1976 AND 1979 LEADING TO A REDUCTION OF PROFITS OR TO LOSSES DURING THE SAME PERIOD ;
WHEREAS INJURIES CAUSED BY OTHER FACTORS WHICH COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY , SUCH AS THE VOLUME AND PRICES OF OTHER IMPORTS OR THE OVERALL DEMAND FOR SACCHARIN AND ITS SALTS HAVE BEEN EXAMINED IN THE REVIEW AND ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS CAUSED BY THESE FACTORS HAVE NOT BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE IMPORTS UNDER CONSIDERATION ;
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING , THE REVIEW SHOWS THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF DUMPING IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS OF SACCHARIN AND ITS SALTS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA , AND THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF CONSEQUENT MATERIAL INJURY ;