27. 11. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities L 324/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2334/97 of 24 November 1997 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain imports of flat pallets of wood originating in the Republic of Poland 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 Commun- ity (), and in particular Articles 9 (4) and 10 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal presented by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: ) e A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES The  Commission, by  Regulation (EC) No 1023/97 (3 (hereinafter referred to as the Provi- sional Regulation) imposed provisional duties on certain imports into the Community of flat pallets of wood falling within CN code ex 4415 20 20 and originating in Poland. In addition, undertakings offered by certain exporters in connection with those imports were accepted by the Provisional Regulation. The product scope of these under- takings was limited to a certain type of flat pallets of wood, i.e. EUR-pallets. By Regulation (EC) No 1632/97 (%), the Commis- sion amended the Provisional Regulation by adding a provision whereby genuine new Polish exporters can be allocated the weighted average duty applic- able to cooperating companies not included in the sample of exporters investigated and can have (") 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 150, 7. 6. 1997, p. 4. () OJ L 225, 15. 8. 1997, p. 11. ©) ) undertakings accepted with regard to exports of EUR-pallets. By Regulation (EC) No 1633/97 (%), pursuant to the abovementioned new provision, the Commission further amended the Provisional Regulation by including a number of genuine new exporters in the list of companies receiving the weighted average duty and by accepting undertakings from some of these new exporters. B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE Following the imposition of provisional anti- dumping duties, several interested parties submitted comments in writing. The parties who so requested were granted an opportunity to be heard by the Commission. The Commission continued to seck and verify all the information it deemed necessary for the purpose of 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 subsequent to this disclosure. The comments submitted by the interested parties were duly examined and, where deemed appro- priate, taken into account in making the definitive findings. CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT C. PRODUCT According to recitals (8) and (9) of the Provisional Regulation the product under consideration is flat wooden  pallets, falling wunder CN code ex 441520 20 and originating in Poland. () OJ L 225, 15. 8. 1997, p. 13.