1. 11. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities L 298/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2155/97 of 29 October 1997 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain footwear with textile uppers originating in the People’s Republic of China and Indonesia and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Com- munity (') and in particular Article 9 (4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES (1) By Commission Regulation (EC) No 165/97 (3 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the provisional duty Regulation’) provisional anti-dumping duties were imposed on imports into the Community of certain footwear with textile uppers falling within Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes 6404 19 10 and ex 64041990 originating in the People’s Republic of China and Indonesia. B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE (2)  Following the imposition of the provisional anti- dumping measures, certain interested parties submitted comments in writing. (3)  Those parties who so requested were granted an opportunity to be heard by the Commission. (') OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2331/96 (O] L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1). (» OJ L 29, 31. 1. 1997, p. 3. ) @ The Commission continued to seek and verify all information deemed necessary for its definitive findings. Parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend the imposition of defin- itive anti-dumping duties and the definitive collec- tion of amounts secured by way of provisional duties. They were also granted a period within which to make representations subsequent to this disclosure. The oral and written comments submitted by the interested parties were considered, and, where deemed appropriate, taken into account in the Commission’s definitive findings. C. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION AND LIKE PRODUCT 1. Product under consideration For the purpose of its preliminary findings, the Commission considered ‘non-sports’ footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials, intended for use either indoors or outdoors (falling within CN codes 6404 19 10 and ex 6404 19 90), as one single category of products. In this regard, certain interested parties claimed that slippers and outdoor footwear were too dif- ferent, in particular in terms of use, to belong to the same category of products. In particular, the parties concerned have stressed that an assessment of whether indoor and outdoor footwear can be regarded as one single category of products should entail that a twofold ‘interchange-