L 38/34 Official Journal of the European Union 7.2.2009 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 6 February 2009 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain hot-dipped metallic-coated iron or steel flat-rolled products originating in the People’s Republic of China (2009/106EC) 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 Community (') (the ‘basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 9 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: ) e 0) 0 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Initiation of the proceeding On 14 December 2007, the Commission initiated, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union () (notice of initiation’), an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of certain hot-dipped metallic-coated iron or steel flat-rolled products, i.e. — flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, plated or coated with zinc andfor with aluminium (excluding electrolytically plated or coated with zinc) normally declared within  CN  codes 7210 41 00, 7210 49 00, 7210 61 00, 7210 69 00, 72123000, 7212 50 61 and 7212 50 69, — flat-rolled products of alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, plated or coated with zinc andfor aluminium (excluding of stainless steel, of silicon- electrical steel, of products not further worked than hot-rolled or cold-rolled (cold-reduced) and of products electrolytically plated or coated with zinc) normally declared within CN codes 7225 92 00 and ex 7225 99 00, and L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. C 302, 14.12.2007, p. 24. — flat-rolled products of alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, plated or coated with zinc andfor aluminium (excluding of stainless steel, of silicon- electrical steel, of high-speed steel, of products not further worked than hot-rolled or cold-rolled (cold- reduced) and of products electrolytically plated or coated with zinc) normally declared within CN codes 7226 99 30 and ex 7226 99 70, originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘the product concerned). The anti-dumping proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged on 30 October 2007 by EUROFER (‘the complainant’) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 25 %, of the total Community production of certain hot-dipped metallic-coated iron or steel flat-rolled products. 1.2. Parties concerned and verification visits The Commission officially advised the exporting producers in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and their association, the importers/users known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country concerned, producers in potential analogue countries and all known Community producers of the initiation of the proceeding. The interested parties were given the oppor- tunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation. In view of the high number of Chinese exporting producers, Community producers and importers, sampling was envisaged in the notice of initiation for the determination of dumping, in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. In order to allow exporting producers in the PRC to submit a claim for market economy treatment (‘MET) andfor individual treatment (1T, if they so wished, the Commission sent claim forms to the exporting producers known to be concerned and to the authorities of the PRC.