29. 3. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 89/65 COMMISSION DECISION of 26 March 1985 accepting the undertaking given in connection with the anti-dumping investiga- tion concerning imports of plasterboard of Spanish origin into Ireland and Northern Ireland and terminating that investigation (85/209/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 subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community ('), and in particular Article 10 thereof, After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for by the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Procedure (1) In July 1984 the Commission received a complaint lodged by Gypsum Industries Ltd, which manufactures plasterboard in Ireland. This firm is not the only Community producer nor does its output constitute a major proportion of the total Community production of the like product. However, it argued that Ireland and Northern Ireland should be considered to be a distinct competitive market for this product, sepa- rate from the rest of the Community. For this reason the complainant considered that it should be regarded as being a Community industry as provided for by Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 since it sells all of its production in this separate market and since the demand in this market is not to any substantial degree supplied by other Community producers of plasterboard. The complaint contained evidence of dumping and of material injury resulting therefrom and also information concerning the alleged isolation of the Irish market, which was considered suffi- cient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. The Commission accordingly announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the Euro- pean Communities (}), the initiation of an anti- dumping proceeding concerning imports into () OJ No L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1. () O] No C 276, 16. 10. 1984, p. 4. (3) Ireland and Northern Ireland of plasterboard falling within subheading ex 68.10 A of the Common Customs Tariff, corresponding to NIMEXE code ex 68.10-10, originating in Spain, and commenced an investigation. ' The Commission officially so advised the exporter and importers known to be concerned, the repre- sentatives of the exporting country and the complainants and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing. The only known exporter and importers made their views known in writing. The exporter and one of the importers concerned requested and were granted hearings. The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion it deemed to be necessary for the purposes of a preliminary determination and carried out investigations at the premises of the following : EEC producer: Gypsum Industries Ltd, Dublin and Kingscourt, Exporter: Esparfiola de Placas de Yeso, SA, Quinto de Ebro (Zaragoza) and Madrid, Importer in Ireland : Iberian Trading Ltd, Dublin. The investigation of dumping covered the period ~from 1 October 1983 to 30 September 1984. B. Normal value Normal value was provisionally determined on the basis of the domestic prices of the sole Spanish producer/exporter. C. Export price Export prices were determined on the basis of the prices actually paid or payable for the products sold for export to the Community.