CELEX: 51983PC0283
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Date: 1983-05-16
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of hexamethylenetetramine originating in the German Democratic Republic and the Soviet Union (Submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                             COM(83) 283 final
                                                                           Brussels, 16 May 1983
                                               Proposal for       a
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
 imposing   a   definitive a n t i - d u m p i n g d u t y oni m p o r t sofhexamethylenetetramine
      originating     in                      theGermand e m o c r a t i cR e p u b l i c and t h e S o v i e t Union
                     ( S u b m i t t e d          to t h e  Council b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n )
  COM(83) 283 final
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   1.     On    12    February           1983,       by    Kegulation            (EEC)       No    348/83 ( 1 ) , t h e        Commission
          imposed a p r o v i s i o n a l              anti-dumping              duty     on     imports        of     hexamethylene-
          tetramine o r i g i n a t i n g              i n t h e German D e m o c r a t i c             R e p u b l i c and    the
         Soviet         U n i o n and       terminated            the proceeding                against imports               from
         Czechoslovakia                 and     Romania.            This duty           e x p i r e s on      11 June        1983.
  2.     A f t e r the        i m p o s i t i o n o f t h e p r o v i s i o n a l d u t y , one              exporter         requested
         and     was     granted          a h e a r i n g d u r i n g w h i c h he made h i s v i e w s known.
  3.     With      r e g a r d t o dumping and                  i n j u r y , no      f r e s h evidence           has     been
         submitted           t o the Commission s i n c e the                         i m p o s i t i o n of the         provisional
        duty.          In the        Commission's v i e w ,                 t h e f a c t s as f i n a l l y           determined
        show t h a t t h e e f f e c t s o f t h e dumped i m p o r t s o f hexamethy l e n e t e t r a m i n e
        originating              i n t h e German D e m o c r a t i c              R e p u b l i c and       the S o v i e t    Union
        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 c o n s t i t u t i n g m a t e r i a l
        injury.
 4.     The     e x p o r t e r f r o m t h e German D e m o c r a t i c                 Republic o f f e r e d a            price
       undertaking              w h i c h was        not     found       t o be      acceptable.
 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
       Council          i t s proposal            for a Council Regulation,imposing                                   a   definitive
       anti-dumping               duty      on    imports of hexamethylenetetramine                                   from    the
       German D e m o c r a t i c           R e p u b l i c and       the S o v i e t        Union.
       It    i s f u r t h e r p r o p o s e d t h a t t h e amounts                      secured        by way         of
      provisional              duty      s h o u l d be       collected           definitively.
(19   OJ    L 40,        1 2 . 2 . 1 9 8 2 , p.       24
 ---pagebreak---                                                 Proposal for
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION                    (EEC)
i m p o s i n g a d e f i n i t i v e a n t i - d u m p i n g d u t y on i m p o r t s o f                hexamethylenetetramine
originating              i n t h e German D e m o c r a t i c             R e p u b l i c and t h e S o v i e t    Union
THE     COUNCIL OF            THE      EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having        regard to the Treaty e s t a b l i s h i n g                        the European           Economic      Community,
Having        regard to Council                    R e g u l a t i o n (EEC)        No 3017/79 o f 20 December                 1979
on p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t dumped o r s u b s i d i z e d                   i m p o r t s from c o u n t r i e s  not
members o f t h e E u r o p e a n                Community ,              as amended by R e g u l a t i o n           (EEC)
No    1580/82 , and                in particular Article                      12    thereof,
Having        r e g a r d t o t h e p r o p o s a l s u b m i t t e d by t h e C o m m i s s i o n a f t e r              consultation
w i t h i n t h e A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e as p r o v i d e d f o r u n d e r               t h e above R e g u l a t i o n ,
Whereas t h e C o m m i s s i o n ,              by R e g u l a t i o n (EEC)           No 348/83 , imposed              a
p r o v i s i o n a l a n t i - d u m p i n g d u t y on h e x a m e t h y l e n e t e t r a m i n e         originating in
t h e German D e m o c r a t i c             R e p u b l i c and      t h e S o v i e t U n i o n ; w h e r e a s by      that
R e g u l a t i o n , t h e C o m m i s s i o n a l s o a c c e p t e d u n d e r t a k i n g s o f f e r e d by           the
C z e c h o s l o v a k and        Romanian e x p o r t e r s and               terminated the proceedings i n
respect of these                   exporters;
Whereas, f o l l o w i n g t h e i m p o s i t i o n of t h e p r o v i s i o n a l                    anti-dumping         duty
t h e e x p o r t e r i n t h e German D e m o c r a t i c                  R e p u b l i c r e q u e s t e d , and was     granted,
an o p p o r t u n i t y t o be h e a r d o r a l l y               by t h e        Commission;
Whereas one              consumer made h i s v i e w s known i n w r i t i n g ;
Whereas no new                 e v i d e n c e on dumping and                 injury        t o t h e Community i n d u s t r y      has
been r e c e i v e d         s i n c e the i m p o s i t i o n of t h e p r o v i s i o n a l d u t y ; whereas the
Commission,              t h e r e f o r e , c o n s i d e r s i t s f i n d i n g s on dumping and                 injury     as s e t
out      i n R e g u l a t i o n (EEC)           No 348/83 t o be                definitive;
  0J No L 3 3 9 , 31 .12.1979, p.                            1.
  0J No L 178.               2 2 . 0 6 . 1 9 8 2 . D.        9.
  0J No L            4 0 , 1 2 . 0 2 . 1 9 8 3 , p.         24.
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  Whereas aLL t h e f a c t s as f i n a l l y d e t e r m i n e d                show t h a t t h e i n j u r y      being
  caused       by dumped       imports of hexamethylenetetramine                               originating        i n the
 German D e m o c r a t i c      R e p u b l i c and t h e S o v i e t U n i o n , t a k e n i n i s o l a t i o n         from
 that      c a u s e d by o t h e r f a c t o r s , has t o be c o n s i d e r e d as m a t e r i a l ;
 W h e r e a s , i n t h e s e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , p r o t e c t i o n o f t h e Community's i n t e r e s t s
 calls       f o r the i m p o s i t i o n of a d e f i n i t i v e        a n t i - d u m p i n g d u t y on i m p o r t s o f
 hexamethylenetetramine                    originating         i n t h e German D e m o c r a t i c         R e p u b l i c and
 t h e S o v i e t U n i o n , t h e amount o f w h i c h            s h o u l d be t h e same as t h e amount
 of the p r o v i s i o n a l a n t i - d u m p i n g      duty;
 W h e r e a s , when c o n f r o n t e d w i t h      the f i n d i n g s of the i n v e s t i g a t i o n , the
 exporter of hexamethylenetetramine                            originating             i n t h e German       Democratic
 Republic offered a price undertaking regarding future exports to the
 Communi t y ;
Whereas, a f t e r        c o n s u l t a t i o n , t h i s u n d e r t a k i n g was n o t f o u n d t o be
acceptable;
Whereas t h e amounts s e c u r e d by way o f p r o v i s i o n a l                        anti-dumping         duties
s h o u l d be       collected,
HAS ADOPTED THIS              REGULATION:
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                                               Article 1
1.     A definitive             anti-dumping duty i s hereby                          imposed         on   hexamethylene­
tetramine f a l l i n g           w i t h i n subheading              29.26 B I I A o f t h e Common Customs
Tariff,        c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o NIMEXE code 29.26-35, and o r i g i n a t i n g                         i n the
German D e m o c r a t i c        R e p u b l i c and t h e S o v i e t          Union.
2.     The amount o f t h e d u t y s h a l l                    be e q u a l t o t h e amount by w h i c h                the p r i c e
p e r t o n n e n e t on p a l l e t s ,          f r e e a t Community f r o n t i e r               before duty i s less
t h a n 953.46 ECU i f i n c r y s t a l                  o r l u b r i c a t e d powder f o r m .            For i m p o r t s
without p a l l e t s the duty s h a l l                    be r e d u c e d by 10 ECU p e r t o n n e .
The f r e e a t Community f r o n t i e r                   prices shall            be n e t i f t h e c o n d i t i o n s o f
s a l e p r o v i d e f o r payment w i t h i n 30 days                     from t h e date of s h i p m e n t ;              they
shall      be     r e d u c e d o r i n c r e a s e d by 1% f o r each                 i n c r e a s e o r d e c r e a s e o f one
month i n t h e p e r i o d f o r p a y m e n t .
3.     The p r o v i s i o n s      i n force         c o n c e r n i n g customs d u t i e s          shall      apply f o r
the    a p p l i c a t i o n of the duty.
                                               Article          2
The      sums s e c u r e d by way o f p r o v i s i o n a l                a n t i - d u m p i n g duty under R e g u l a t i o n
(EEC)      No      348/83 s h a l l         be d e f i n i t i v e l y     collected.
                                               Article          3
This Regulation s h a l l                 e n t e r i n t o f o r c e on t h e t h i r d             day f o l l o w i n g i t s
publication            i n the O f f i c i a l        J o u r n a l of t h e European                 Communities.
This Regulation s h a l l                 be b i n d i n g      in i t s entirety              and d i r e c t l y    applicable
i n a l l Member            States.
Done a t B r u s s e l s ,                                                   For     the Counci I