CELEX: 51980PC0485
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Date: 1980-08-04
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 191/80 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on lithium hydroxide originating in the United States of America and the Soviet Union (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                COM(80)485 final
                                                Brüssels , 4 August 1980
                            Proposal for a
                       COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
         amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 191 / 80 imposing a
         definitive anti-dumping duty on lithium hydroxide
         originating in the United States of America and the
                           Soviet Union
              ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(80 ) 485 final
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 By Regulation ( EEC ) No . 191 /80 of 30 January 19               th 3 Council imposed '
 a definitive anti-dumping duty on lithium hydro:-"' : originrtV j in
 the United States of America and the Soviet Union ,                  Since then .
4Lm   I l _ _ I • _ _ • * M- > .A î' ^ I. . _ 1  «      » .    .    .
 ^letallgesellschaft AG/ the only Community produce ^ has requested a review
 <|f this definitive duty because of an increase in the internal p. .<■■ •
 fp the United States of America on which the determination of normal value
 bpth for American, and Russian exports was based .
    t
 The Commission therefore commenced a review of the farts and published a
 notice concerning this matter in the Official Journal of the European
 Communities of 19 July 1980 .                  This review shows that . the normal value
 established in the definitive anti-dumping duty has since increased and that
 new dumping margins have reappeared for American and Soviet exports of
 lithium hydroxide which again have a depressive effect on the Community
 producer 's prices obliging it to continue to sell below its production costs
 In these circumstances the' Commission is proposing a Council Regulation
 amending the definitive duty on lithium hydroxide originating in the
 United States of America and the Soviet Union .
 This proposal is being presented at this stage , even though the deadline
 fixed in the above-mentioned notice of review for receipt of information
 does not expire until 3 August 1980 .                 For this reason it is-possible that
  certain amendments may require to be made to the text of the regulation
 prior to its adoption by the Council . However , since it is essential to
 protect the interest of the Community producer the necessary written
 procedure must be presented by July 22 , latest date before the
  holiday period .
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                                                ••              Proposal for a                                   .
                                                       COUNCIL .REGULATION (EEC)                                                            ;
                        . . ' .-. .• / . .^.amending RegulaÉ*on_.(EEC > NoVl91 / 80 .
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                         ^1, P°S lng *. -j'definitive anti-dumping duty on . lithium h> ;roxidc originating in
                                                   the United States of Am'eric^fcnd thi Soviet Union
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                    THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN
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                    COMMUNITIES,             V ■
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                    H;<vh .: regard to the Treaty establishing the European
        I           Economic Community,
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          ;    .    Having regaid to Council Regulation (EEC} No J
          -        3017/79 of 20 December 1979 on protection against il
                   dumped or subsidized imports from countries not i
                   members of the European Economic Community (!), «
             and in particular Article 14 thereof;                                            ';i
            „4     Having regard to the proposal submitted by the j
            "      Commission after consultation with the Advisory j
                 , Committee set up under Article 6 of Regulation (EEQ ?
    » V            No 3017/79,             .                    .                            ?
                   Whereas , by Regulation ( EEC ) No 191 / 80(2 ), the Council imposed a
                   definitive anti-dumping duty on lithium hydroxide originating in the
                   United States of America and the Soviet Union ;
                   Whereas Metallgesellschaft AG , the sole Community producer ,                                                                 asked
                   for this definitive duty to be re-examined and presented evidence
                   showing that such a re-examination was needed ;.
                   Whereas the Commission accordingly undertook the above re-examination
                   and published an opinion on the matter in the Official Journal of the
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                   European Communities ( 3 );
                   ( 1 ) 0J No L 339 , 31.12.1979 , p. 1 .
                   ( 2 ) 0J No L 23 , 30.1.1980 , p. 19 {
                   (3) 0J No c aîa, *4.-}. ijfy L.y I
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                                                                                          bi^ed by this amount in order to take account t of the
                                                                                           increase in the, domestic United Sutcs price ;
                                                                                                         . .    t    /      .
                                                                                &
                                                                                           whercaf, with regard to all o , the other elements
                                               ν }                                         affecting the dumping calculate , no new in!\>ro>a-'
                                                                                           tion was received or further ;ir;>u men 's advanced
                                                ϊ··~                                      which would, have altered the Calculation? ; wh'.reas
                                                                                pi "      consequently the current dumping margins urc'.5 .%
                                                                                           for Lithium Corporation cf America, 4 . 4% for Foote '
                                                                                          Mineral Company and 4 4% for Russian exports ;
                                                                                  p-'- Whereas in the course of the subsequent examination
          y                                                                               of injury it was established that imports into the
          i
                                                                                  I' Community of' lithium hydroxide originating in ti;e
                                                                                  F-' United States of America and the Soviet Union had
                                                                                 %fe' .- reached a level of 1503 . tonnes Jn :-- .                   ;
                                                                                  ELf            __ _ .. 1 V79 ; whereas the imports concerned
            X                                                                              reached a market share of '66 , 8%during the same
                                                                                  B ' period and are consequently having an even greater
                                                                                  I' effect on the market than that established during the
                                                                                  [ definitive examination ;
                                                                                 |T Whereas the prices of these imports into the Commum
                                                                                 i pfe again'exercising a depressive effect on the
                                                                                    J. Community producer's prices, obliging it to continue
                                                                                          to sell at prices below its production costs ; -
                                                                                      "V " ' ! ,
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                                                                                       \ Whereas, ' with regard to all the other elements
                                                                                      ► affecting the determination of injury, no new infornia-
                                                                                          tion was received nor further arguments advanced
                                                                                       , which could have altered that determination ;
                                                                                  f Whereas, therefore, the facts as re-examined
                                                                                  •       show that, due consideration having been given to ! i .<,
                                                                                    'y,., other factors having a bearing on the situation of " hi , .
                   Whereas in the course of the^_ _           reexamination               industry, for example, the decline of export: to.coun
                 . of the matter,^'* *" * .-ri              - -J^           ~           > tries outside the Community, ij"
              Y'J               _      _             'The interested parties
                   had the opportunity to make known their views in               7 ^" .                                            the dumped .
                                                                                   ' imports arc causfng~or tTireatFnTngloTcause materia!
                   writing, to be heard by the Commission and to orally
                   develop their views, to inspect non-confidential infor­         > injury to the Community industry concerned ;
                   mation relevant to the defence of their interests and to        If,' -            - ■ ■•'      _    '
                   be informed of the essential facts and considerations ; !;             Whereas, in these circumstances, protection of - the
                . on the basis of which it was intended to adjust the ; Community's interests calls for the-.'                          ~           ,j
definitive measures ;              whereas the Community producer and :
            ; some of the exporters v                            _ concerned •            adjustment of the definitive measures
                   availed themselves of these'~possibiiitfes by making                    introduced by                    Regulation
                   known their views in writing and orally ;
                    >         .      '          '      '. '    •        ' '    ' 'i
                                                                                   'i ( EEC ) No 191 / 80 in respect of
            . , Whereas during the v              . re– examination it was >;^            lithium hydroxide originating in
                   established that the domestic price in the United . '
               . States of America, on which the determination of                         the United States of America and
            .      normal value was based, for both the American
               and_Russian exports ," had increased by / .
                                                                                     > the Soviet Union;
              ,4*6% since the date of the definitive i,"
                determination of the dumping margin; . |.
                w hOTeas^'tosConsequenc^-i t-i s- ne ces sa r f. v
              ^to adjust the normaLIvalue ^ on which
                ther -defl ni tfve-dutyvwas^^ >                       ?      - !•
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                                              two
             \jf^i*sa* one of »hc / American exporters. FOOTS
             VonVral Company, v jhintutily undertook.                         , *
                                                        . to increase its
                     > t > It veil « hie. It were considered sati.sf iciory ;
             whereas tins un . IcitAing was accepted by the
             t.onirn:ssioii , wh'th accordingly decided to terminate
             the procedure concerning this company and to
             exclude .1 from the application of the def initive                              (a)   where the product defined ir paragraph I is
             . '■ity ; v.hf rc >s in the course of the re-examinast1ofr> no* released for consumption on the basis ofr
  SCI fil® ^nflcied tc bring its undertaking into line with the                                    the piico to the lir.s: purchaser ir. the Ooirjnu-               <
' » ny.y
             latest price Uve ! on the American market ; whereas                       '           nity, the definitive .uiti-dttmping duty ihall be                     j'
             ihis new undertaking h:n> been accepted ity the                                       st the following i.ttes :                                        ia
             Comrr scon and consequently this company remains
             e*i luded from tl .<- application of the duty.
                                                                                                   – 5              tlie normal vnluf nf US$1 . 66cpvr            v.
                                                                                                        lb for imports originating in the Unite!                    • »•
                                                                                                        Stales of America,                                         ; 'I
             H AS AIX-> rn:o nus RI-GUI ATION :                                                    –-A 4% of tliV normJ vnluf of l}5> SI , 6l^er                     '        '
                                                                                                        !b fc * imjKjrts originating sn the Soviet
                                            Article l                                                    Union
                                                                                                                                                                   !      * •
                                                                                                   where, however, the declarmg party can                    •
                Article 1(3 ) and ( 5 ) of                                                         provide satisfactory proof to the cuttoms author­
                                                                                                   ities that the price paid by the first purchawr : '            V' '
                                Regulation ( EEC ) No 191 / 80
                                                                                                   (i) exceeds or is equal to the norma! value of
                are hereby replaced by the 'fol lowing :                                               US $1 . 66j>er ib, no duty shall be applied, or •               >
                                                                                                   Jii) is lower than the normal value of US $1 , 66_             'i ■
                                                                                                        per Ib |?v less than $ %. for imports originating
                                                                                                        in the United states of America , or by
                                                                                                        less than 4.4% for imports originating
                                                                                                        in the Soviet Union , the duty shall bf
                                                                                                        equal to the amount by which the said
                                                                                                       price is lower than th <? normal valu*I "
                                                                                                                                                                 •1/ '
                      fo- the purposes Oi thi; Regulation, the normal                            .                      Arfiete 2                                    i
             v.i > ie c . lithium hydroxide originating in the United                                                                                            '
             Sj.'tc- of America ana the Soviet Union, adjusted to a'                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day fol lowing
             trt'.'-at- Community frontier basis, before duty, shall be its publication in the Ojfieial Journal of the
             US $1-66 per lb.                                                      . C&nmunitits.                                    1
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                               This Regulation shell be binding in its , entirety                   directly applicable in all Member                          •
                               States.                                                    ,               . .                          •      i
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