12. 7. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 174/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1347/96 of 2 July 1996 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of unwrought pure magnesium originating in Russia and Ukraine 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 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 Atticle 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1. PROVISIONAL MEASURES (1) By Commission Regulation (EC) No 2997/95 () provisional anti-dumping duty was imposed with effect from 24 December 1995 (‘provisional duty Regulation’) on imports into the Community of unwrought magnesium falling within CN codes 81041100 and 81041900 and originating in Russia and Ukraine. By Regulation (EC) No 720/96 () the validity of the provisional anti-dumping duty was extended by the Council until 24 June 1996. I1. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE (2  Following the imposition of the provisional anti- dumping measures the following interested parties submitted comments in writing: () OJ No L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. (8) OJ 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 312, 23. 12. 1995, p. 37. () O No L 100, 23. 4. 1996, p. 1. (a) producers in Russia: — Avisma Titanium-Magnesium Works, Berez- niki, Perm region (‘Avisma’), Solikamsk Magnesium Works, Solikamsk, Perm region (‘Solikamsk’); (b) producer in Ukraine: — Concern  Chlorvinil, Kalush, Ivano- Frankovsk region (‘Chlorvinil’) (%); (c) producer in the Community: — Péchiney Electrométallurgie; (d) producer in the analogue country: — Hydro Magnesium, Porsgrunn, Norway; (e) smporter in the Community: — Ayrton & Partners, London, UK; (f) wuser in the Community: — Aluminium  Norf, Neuss, (‘Alunorf); Germany, (g) user association in the Community: — Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Eisen und Metall verarbeitenden Industrie, Disseldorf, Germany, (‘AVI). {3) Those parties who so requested were granted an opportunity to be heard by the Commission. (4) The Commission continued to seek and verify all information it 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 defini- tive anti-dumping duties and the definitive collec- tion of amounts secured by way of a provisional duty. They were also granted a period within which to make representations subsequent to the disclo- sure. () This producer changed its name to ‘Oriana’ after the period of investigation.