4.8.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L2111 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1601/2001 of 2 August 2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in the Czech Republic, Russia, Thailand and Turkey 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 Community (!), and in particular Article 9 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission, after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Provisional measures (1) By Regulation (EC) No 230/2001 (?) (provisional Regu- lation’), the Commission imposed a provisional anti- dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables (‘SWR’) originating in the Czech Republic, Russia, Thailand and Turkey and accepted undertakings offered by certain exporting producers in the Czech Republic and Turkey. (2)  No provisional measures were imposed on imports from the Republic of Korea (Korea’) and Malaysia in view of the de minimis dumping margins found. 2. Subsequent procedure (3)  Subsequent to the disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was decided to impose provisional anti-dumping measures, several interested parties submitted comments in writing. The parties who so requested were granted an opportunity to be heard. (4)  The Commission continued to seek and verify all infor- mation deemed necessary for the establishment of defin- itive findings. (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (O] L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2). (@) O L 34, 3.2.2001, p. 4. () All parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend: (a) the imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of SWR originating in the Czech Republic, Russia, Thailand and Turkey and the definitive collection of the amounts secured by way of the provisional duty; (b) the termination of the proceeding concerning imports of SWR originating in Korea and Malaysia without the imposition of measures. They were also granted a period within which to make representations subsequent to this disclosure. The oral and written comments submitted by the inter- ested parties were considered and, where appropriate, the definitive findings have been modified accordingly. B. PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT 1. Product concerned The provisional Regulation described the product concerned as ropes and cables, including locked coil ropes, of iron or steel but not stainless steel, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 3 mm, with attached fittings or not (referred to by the industry as steel wire ropes or ‘SWR)). Some interested parties repeated their claim that SWR should be divided in two groups: some of them distin- guished between so-called general purpose SWR (GP) and high performance SWR (HP), while some others distinguished between Standard General Purpose Ropes and Special Purpose Ropes. It was alleged that they cannot be considered a single product if account is taken of their distinct physical and technical characteristics, distinct methods of production, absence of meaningful interchangeability, separate target markets and the lack of significant competition.