No L 12/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 1. 97 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 45/97 of 10 January 1997 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of sacks and bags made of polyethylene or polypropylene originating in India, Indonesia and Thailand THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 ('), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE (1)  In April 1995, the Commission announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (}), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of sacks and bags made of polyethylene or polypropy- lene originating in India, Indonesia and Thailand, and commenced an investigation. () The proceeding was initiated as a result of a complaint lodged by the European Association for Textile Polyolefins (EATP) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the complainant) on behalf of eight Com- munity producers allegedly representing a major proportion of the total production of the product concerned in the European Community. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the product originating in the countries indicated above, and of material injury resulting therefrom; this evidence was considered sufficient to justify the opening of a proceeding. (3) The Commission officially advised the producers, exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting countries, and the complainants. Parties directly concerned were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. A number of producers and exporters in the coun- tries concerned as well as importers made their views known in writing. The European Association for the Trade in Jute, Zakkencentrale BV and the 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. 317, 6. 12. 199, p. 1. 92, 13. 4. 1995, p. 3. () O] No L () O] No L () O] No C Thai Plastic Industries Association requested and were granted a hearing. The Commission sent questionnaires to the parties known to be concerned and received replies to its questionnaires from five complainant Community producers, seven Indian producers, nine Indonesian producers, six Thai producers and from three importers in the Community. (4  The Commission sought and verified all the in- formation it deemed necessary for the purpose of a preliminary determination and carried out invest- igations at the premises of the following compa- nies: (a) Complainant Community producers — Condepols SA, Valencia (Spain), — Cotesi, Carvalhos (Portugal), — Saint Fréres Emballage SA, Paris (France), — Sintéticas del Sur SA, Ubeda (Spain), — Thrace Plastics Co. SA, Athens (Greece); (b) Indian producers — Buildmet Private Ltd, Bangalore, — Gilt Pack, Indore, — Kanpur Plastipack, Kanpur, — Neo Sack Ltd, Indore, — Polyspin Export Ltd, Rajapalayam, — Polyspin Private Ltd, Rajapalayam, — Shankar Packaging Ltd, Bombay; (¢} Indonesian producers — PT Budi Indoplast Indah, Jakarta, — PT Hardo Soloplast, Solo, — PT Kemilau Indah Permana Ltd, Solo, — PT Poliplas Indah Sejahtera, Semarang, — PT Simoplas, Semarang; (d) That producers — Bangkok Polysack Co. Ltd, Bangkok, — CP Poly-Industry Public Co. Ltd, Bangkok, — Laemthong Industry Co. Ltd, Bangkok, — Pacific Polysack Co. Ltd, Bangkok, — Thai Coating Industrial Public Co. Ltd, Bangkok, — Thai Plastic Products Co. Ltd, Bangkok. (5)  The investigation of dumping covered the period 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the investigation period’).