9. 10. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities L 276/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1950/97 of 6 October 1997 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of sacks and bags made of polyethylene or polypropylene originating in India, Indonesia and Thailand 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 ('), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Basic Regulation’, and in particular Article 9 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: I. PROVISIONAL MEASURES (). By Commission Regulation (EC) No 45/97 () (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Provisional Duty Regulation’) provisional duties were imposed on imports into the Community of sacks and bags falling within CN codes 6305 32 81 and 6305 33 91 and originating in India, Indonesia and Thailand. The provisional anti-dumping duty was extended for a maximum period of three months by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1168/97 (). II. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE ()  Following the imposition of provisional anti- dumping measures, several interested parties submitted comments in writing. (3) The parties who so requested were granted an opportunity to be heard by the Commission. () OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regula- tion {EC) No 2331/96 (OJ L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1). () OJ L 12, 15. 1. 1997, p. 8. () OJ L 169, 27. 6. 1997, p. 14. 4 () The Commission continued to seek 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 duties. They were also granted a period within which to make representations subsequent to this disclosure. The oral written comments submitted by the in- terested parties were considered and, where deemed appropriate, taken into account in the definitive findings. III. PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT Some exporters contested the finding in the Provi- sional Duty Regulation that leno bags were con- sidered as product concerned. They reiterated the arguments set out in recital 8 of the Provisional Duty Regulation. In this respect it should be noted that the fact that leno bags are not completely interchangeable with all the other types of the product concerned is not required in order to consider them as single product. Rather, it is suf- ficient that these product types have the same basic physical characteristics and the same basic uses. This is clearly the case for leno bags as compared with other types of polyolefin bags subject to in- vestigation. The provisional conclusions concerning the description of the product concerned are there- fore confirmed. In addition, the allegation made by these exporters that the Community industry did not produce leno bags is unfounded. While it is recalled that it is not necessary for a product type to be produced by the