Council Regulation (EEC) No 1304/82 of 25 May 1982 establishing the definitive collection of the provisional anti-dumping duty on certain welded steel tubes originating in Romania
Official Journal L 150 , 29/05/1982 P. 0001
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1304/82
OF 25 MAY 1982
ESTABLISHING THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OF THE PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON CERTAIN WELDED STEEL TUBES ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3017/79 OF 20 DECEMBER 1979 ON PROTECTION AGAINST DUMPED OR SUBSIDIZED IMPORTS FROM COUNTRIES NOT MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 11 AND 12 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION AFTER CONSULTATION WITHIN THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SET UP UNDER ARTICLE 6 OF THAT REGULATION ,
WHEREAS IN AUGUST 1981 THE COMMISSION RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR THE INITIATION OF AN ANTI-DUMPING PROCEDURE LODGED BY THE LIAISON COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY STEEL TUBE INDUSTRY ON BEHALF OF MANUFACTURERS ACCOUNTING FOR THE MAJOR PART OF THE COMMUNITY'S PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN WELDED STEEL TUBES ( GAS PIPE ) ;
WHEREAS , SINCE THE COMPLAINT PROVIDED SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF DUMPING IN RESPECT OF THE LIKE PRODUCT ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA AND OF MATERIAL INJURY RESULTING THEREFROM , THE COMMISSION ACCORDINGLY ANNOUNCED , BY A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( 2 ) , THE INITIATION OF A PROCEDURE CONCERNING IMPORTS OF CERTAIN WELDED STEEL TUBES ( GAS PIPE ) ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA AND COMMENCED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MATTER AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;
WHEREAS , SINCE THE PROVISIONAL EXAMINATION OF THE MATTER SHOWED THAT DUMPING WAS TAKING PLACE AND THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE PROOF OF MATERIAL INJURY RESULTING THEREFROM TO THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY IN QUESTION , THE COMMISSION , BY MEANS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 250/82 ( 3 ) , IMPOSED A PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTY OF 25 % ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN WELDED STEEL TUBES ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA ;
WHEREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2 OF THAT REGULATION THE COMMISSION GAVE THE PARTIES IN QUESTION THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE KNOWN THEIR VIEWS AND APPLY TO BE HEARD ORALLY BY THE COMMISSION WITHIN A MONTH OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE PROVISIONAL DUTY , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ARTICLE 7 ( 4 ) ( B ) AND ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3017/79 ; WHEREAS THE EXPORTER AND SOME OF THE IMPORTERS IN QUESTION HAVE AVAILED THEMSELVES OF THIS OPPORTUNITY AND MADE THEIR VIEWS KNOWN ORALLY AND IN WRITING ; WHEREAS THE COMMISSION HAS CAREFULLY EXAMINED THE ARGUMENTS PUT FORWARD AND FOUND NO REASON TO AMEND THE PROVISIONALLY ESTABLISHED WEIGHTED AVERAGE DUMPING MARGIN ;
WHEREAS , WITH REGARD TO THE INJURY , THE COMMISSION HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION SINCE THE ADOPTION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 250/82 WHICH WOULD MAKE IT NECESSARY TO REVISE ITS CONCLUSIONS FORMULATED IN THAT REGULATION ;