No L 29/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 2. 86 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 31 January 1986 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of hammers originating in the People’s Republic of China (86/20/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 of 23 July 1984 on protection against dumped or subsi- dized imports from countries not members of the Euro- pean Economic Community ('), and in particular Article 9 thereof, After consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Procedure 1. In 1984 the Commission received a complaint lodged by the European Tool Committee (CEO) on behalf of producers of hammers whose collective output consti- tuted the majority of Community production of the product in question. The complaint contained evidence of dumping and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. The Commission accordingly announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (%), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding con- cerning imports into the Community of ball peen, claw, machinist and sledge hammers of base metal falling within Common Customs Tariff heading No ex 82.04, corresponding to Nimexe Code ex §2.04-50, originating in the People’s Republic of China, and commenced an investigation. 2. The Commission officially so advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned and the complainants and gave the parties directly concerned () OJ No L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1. () OJ No C 96, 17. 4. 1985, p. 3. the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing. . The Commission, for the purpose of obtaining all the information it deemed to.be necessary, sent question- naires to 19 German, French and UK firms on whose behalf the complaint was made, in order to allow each firm to demonstrate the injury caused to it by imports of hammers from the People’s Republic of China. . Replies were received from only nine firms, of which only five supplied the information requested in the questionnaire ; two sent their replies incomplete and two replied that they did not regard themselves as having been injured by imports of the products in question from the People’s Republic of China. . Despite subsequent requests from the Commission to CEO for a more complete response from its members no further replies were received from the other 10 producers. The Commission carried out a detailed analysis of those firms whose replies were received. None of the producers requested to be heard by the Commission. One importer requested and was granted a hearing. . The Commission verified the information received to the extent it deemed necessary for the purposes of a preliminary determination and carried out investiga- tions at the premises of the following EEC pro- ducers : — Hermann Bremer KG, Wuppertal, Germany, — Burgon & Ball Ltd, Sheffield, United Kingdom, — Goldenberg SA, Saverne, France, — Outillage MOB, Le Chambon Feugerolles, France, — Carl Dan. Peddinhaus GMBH & Co. KG, Enne- petal, Germany, — Joh. Herm Picard, Wuppertal, Germany, — Spear & Jackson (Tools) Ltd, West Midlands, UK, — Stanley Tools Ltd, Sheffield, UK, — WM Whitehouse & Co. (Tools) Ltd, West Midlands, UK.