CELEX: 51983PC0086
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Date: 1983-02-11
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain sodium carbonate originating in the United States of America (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                             COM(83) 86 final
                                             Brussels, 11 February 1983
                              Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain sodium carbonate
                     originating in the United States of
                                  America
            (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
  COM(83) 86 final
 ---pagebreak---                                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.     On 11 November 1982, by R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 3018/82 ( 1 ) , the Commission
       imposed a p r o v i s i o n a l a n t i - d u m p i n g duty on imports of dense sodium
       carbonate o r i g i n a t i n g i n the U n i t e d S t a t e s of A m e r i c a . T h i s duty
       e x p i r e s on 12 March 1983.
2.      A f t e r the i m p o s i t i o n of the p r o v i s i o n a l d u t y , some e x p o r t e r s , and
        p o t e n t i a l e x p o r t e r s requested and were g r a n t e d h e a r i n g s d u r i n g which
        they made t h e i r views known and were p r e s e n t e d with the f i n d i n g s of
        the i n v e s t i g a t i o n . E q u a l l y , consumers' r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s were, upon
        t h e i r r e q u e s t , heard by the Commission and made t h e i r views known.
        The Commission, a f t e r c a r e f u l e x a m i n a t i o n of the arguments put f o r w a r d ,
        m o d i f i e d the p r o v i s i o n a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d dumping margin f o r imports made
        by one US e x p o r t e r , and c o n s e q u e n t l y amended the p r o v i s i o n a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d
         weighted average dumping margin f o r e x p o r t s from the U n i t e d S t a t e s .
 3.      With regard t o i n j u r y , no f r e s h e v i d e n c e has been s u b m i t t e d t o the
         Commission s i n c e the i m p o s i t i o n of the p r o v i s i o n a l d u t y . In the
         Commission's v i e w , the f a c t s as f i n a l l y determined show t h a t the e f f e c t s
         of the dumped imports of dense sodium c a r b o n a t e o r i g i n a t i n g i n the
         U n i t e d S t a t e s of A m e r i c a , taken i n i s o l a t i o n , have t o be c o n s i d e r e d as
          constituting material injury.
  4.      One US e x p o r t e r and one p o t e n t i a l e x p o r t e r o f f e r e d p r i c e u n d e r t a k i n g s
          which are a c c e p t a b l e .
   5.     On the b a s i s of these f a c t s , the Commission t h e r e f o r e submits to the
          C o u n c i l i t s p r o p o s a l f o r a C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n , imposing a d e f i n i t i v e
          a n t i - d u m p i n g duty on imports of dense sodium c a r b o n a t e from the U n i t e d
           S t a t e s of A m e r i c a .
           It i s f u r t h e r proposed t h a t the amounts s e c u r e d by way of p r o v i s i o n a l
           duty s h o u l d be c o l l e c t e d d e f i n i t i v e l y up t o the l e v e l of the d e f i n i t i v e
           duty p r o p o s e d .
    (1)       OJ L 317, 1 3 . 1 1 . 1 9 8 2 , p. 5
 ---pagebreak---                  Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
      imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain
      sodium carbonate originating in the united States of America
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the     Treaty establishing  the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3U17/79 of 20 December 1979
on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not
members of the European Communityd), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1580/82(2), and in particular Article             12 thereof;
 Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consultation
 within the Advisory Committee as provided for by that Regulation,
 Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3018/82(3) the Commission imposed a provisional
 anti-dumping duty on imports of dense sodium carbonate originating in the
 United States of America which was 24,63 ECU per tonne except for exports
 made by Texasgulf Chemicals Company for which the amount of the duty was 22.24 ECU
 per tonne, accepted undertakings offered by Allied Corporation and FMC
 and terminated the proceeding in respect of these exporters;
 Whereas after the imposition of the provisional duty the Commission continued
 its ivestigation;
 Whereas one exporter, two potential exporters and a consumer organisation,
 the Glass Manufactures Federation on the United Kingdom, requested, and
 were granted, an opportunity to be heard orally by the Commission; whereas
  another exporter made known its views in writing;
 Whereas Texasgulf Chemicals Company submitted new evidence concerning         its
  export costs which were verified and fouihd acceptable; whereas on the basis
  (1) OJ No L 339, 31-12.1979, p. 1.
   (2) OJ No L 1?8, 22.6.1982, p. 9-
   (3) OJ No L 317, 13.IL1982, p. 5·
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of this  new evidence the dumping margins, expressed as a percentage of the price
         free-at-Community-frontier, vary for shipments by Texasgulf Chemicals
         between 10,52% and 20,58%, the weighted average margin being 14,59%;
         whereas no other new evidence on dumping has been received since the
         imposition of the provisional duty; whereas, therefore, the weighted
         average dumping margin for a l l US export shipments investigated is
         definitively established at 16,50%;
         Whereas, moreover, no further evidence regarding injury to the Community industry
         and particularly the UK industry has been submitted to the Commission
        since the imposition of the provisional duty;
         Whereas the consumers in the UK have argued that protective measures taken by the
        Commission, if maintained, would not be in the Community's and the UK's interest
        because it would make them less competitive; whereas, in view cf the economic and
        social importance of the Community industry and particularly the UK industry which
        is most involved and the relative effect of a comparatively modest price increase
        on the costs of the processing industry, it is nevertheless concluded that it is
        in the Community's interest that definitive action be taken;
         Whereas Stauffer Chemical Company and Texasgulf Chemicals Company offered
        price undertakings regarding future exports to the Community;
         Whereas, after consultation, these undertakings were found to be acceptable
        and it was not necessary to impose measures against imports of the
        product exported by these companies;
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Whereas, in these circumstances, protection of the Community's interests
calls for the imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports
of dense sodium carbonate originating in the United States which, having
regard to the injury caused,would be equal to the weighted average
dumping margin established; whereas this margin is 16,50%;
Whereas it is appropriate to express the anti-dumping duty as a fixed
amount in ECU per tonne; whereas this amount is 23,15 ECU per tonne for
imports of dense sodium carbonate from the United States; whereas this duty
would have been 20,07 ECU per tonne for exports made by Texasgulf Chemicals
Company;
Whereas the amounts secured by way of provisional anti-dumping duty
should be collected up to 20,07 ECU per tonne for imports by Texasgulf
Chemicals Company and 23,15 ECU per tonne for a l l other imports;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                           Article 1
 1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on dense sodium
 carbonate falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading 28.42 A ex II
 and corresponding to NIMEXE code ex 28.42-31, originating in the United
 States of America.
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 2. The duty shall not apply to dense sodiuffl g§pfegn§ti §xported by Allied
  Corporation, FMC, Stauffer Chemicals Company and Texasgulf Chemicals Company.
 3.   The amount of the duty shall be 23,15 ECU £§P t@hrl§.
 4. For the purposes of this Regulation, den§§ §§^iyffl iiffeeniti means
 sodium carbonate with a specific gravity exceding 0 , 7 0 kg/dm3and
 consisting of grains of a diameter between0,25 and 0,6 mm.
                                                 d
 5. The provisions in force concerning custonj|§ ,y?i§§ i h i U apply for the
 application of the duty.
                                Article 2
The sums secured by way of provisional duty UR£|§F Rg§yl:§li§R (ffC) No
3018/82 shall be definitively collected up to £nJ iffl@yFj£ §f 10,07 ICU
per tonne for imports by Texasgulf Chem.icals C;8Ffl|3§Ry SFjfjJ23,15 ECU
per tonne for a l l other imports.
                              Article 3
This Regulation shall enter intg force on the day o f its o u b l i c a t i o n
in the Official Journal of the European communities.
Done at Brussels                          For the Council