4. 4. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 86/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 600/96 of 25 March 1996 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of coumarin originating in the People’s Republic of China THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 of 22 December 1994 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Commu- nity ("), and in particular Article 23 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsi- dized imports from countries not members of the Euro- pean Economic Community(¥), and in particular Article 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES (), The  Commission, by  Regulation (EC) No 2352/95 (%), hereinafter referred to as ‘the provi- sional duty Regulation’, imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports into the Commu- nity of coumarin falling within CN code ex 29322100 and originating in the People’s Republic of China. By Regulation (EC) No 212/96 (*), the Council extended the validity of these duties for a period of two months expiring on 9 April 1996. B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE (2)  Subsequent to the imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty the following interested parties submitted their comments in writing: (") OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251}395 (OJ No L 122, 2. 6. 1995, p. 1 (G (3] No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 522/94 (O] No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 10). () OJ No L 239, 7. 10. 1995, p. 4. () O] No L 28, 6. 2. 1996, p. 1. @) — Cefic on behalf of the Community industry, — Tianjin No 1 Perfumery Factory, an exporter/ producer from the People’s Republic of China, — Biritish Essential Oil Association and the impor- ters united therein (BEOA), on behalf of the major part of users and importers in the Community, — Vereinigung der am Drogen- und Chemikalien- Gross- und Aussenhandel beteiligten Firmen (VDC), on behalf of Paul Kaders GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, importer. The written comments submitted by the interested parties were considered by the Commission services and taken account of where appropriate. C. PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION, LIKE PRODUCT AND COMMUNITY INDUSTRY VDC has reiterated its claim that Chinese coumarin and coumarin produced by Rhéne Poulenc cannot be considered as like products. It claimed in particular that the Chinese product and the Community product were produced from diffe- rent raw materials, used different production processes, and that the Chinese product was of a lower quality and could not be used for as many purposes as the Community product. However, it had provisionally been established that the two products appeared almost entirely inter- changeable and that differences in quality had no effect on the definition of the ‘like product. This matter has been explicitly dealt with in reci- tals 11 and 12 of the provisional duty Regulation. Since VDC only reiterated the arguments submitted before the imposition of the provisional duty and did not provide new evidence, the findings for the provisional determinations are confirmed.