No L 89/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 4. 97 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 593/97 of 25 March 1997 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of unwrought, unalloyed zinc originating in Poland and Russia 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 Com- munity ('), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (), and in particular Articles 7 and 23 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE (1) On 9 June 1995, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (*) the Initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of unwrought unalloyed zinc originating in Kazakh- stan, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan and commenced an investigation. (2)  The proceeding was initiated as a result of a complaint lodged by Eurometaux (Association Européenne des Métaux), acting on behalf of Community producers whose collective output of unwrought, unalloyed zinc allegedly represented a major proportion of the total Community produc- tion of this product. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the product originating in the countries indicated above, and of material injury resulting therefrom; this evidence was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. (3)  The Commission officially advised the producers, exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting countries and the complainant, and gave the parties concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. (4  The authorities of the exporting countries, a number of producers in the countries concerned and importers in the Community made their views known, orally and in writing. All parties who so requested were granted a hearing. () OJ No L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. () OJ No L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1. () O] No C 143, 9. 6. 1995, p. 12. (5) The Commission sent questionnaires to all parties known to be concerned and received detailed in- formation from the complaining Community pro- ducers, and from certain producers in Kazakhstan, Poland, Ukraine and Uzsbekistan. No Russian producer cooperated with the investigation. (6) The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion it deemed necessary for the purpose of a pre- liminary and carried out investigations at the premises of the following firms: (a) Community producers — Union Miniere, Brussels, Belgium, — Outokumpu, Kokkola, Finland, — Metaleurop, Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, — Ruhrzink, Datteln, Germany, — Enirisorse, Rome and Portovesme, Sardinia, Italy, — Pertusola Sud, Rome, Italy; (b) Producers/exporters in Poland — Huta Cynku ‘Miasteczko Slaskie’, Miast- eczko Slaskie, — Kombinat Gorniczco-Hutniczy Boleslaw, Bukowno. (7)  The investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 (hereinafter ‘the investigation period’). The geographical scope of the investigation was the enlarged Community of 15 Member States. (8) Owing to the volume and complexity of the data gathered and examined, the investigation exceeded the normal duration provided for in Article 6 (9) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 (%, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251/95 (%), under which this proceeding was initiated. B. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION AND LIKE PRODUCT 1. Product under consideration (99 The product covered by the complaint and for which the proceeding was opened is unalloyed, unwrought zinc. Unalloyed, unwrought zinc is manufactured in different degrees of purity: ‘Super () OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. () OJ No L 122, 2. 6. 1995, p. 1.