L 63/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 4.3.98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 502/98 of 3 March 1998 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5 microdisks) originating in Indonesia 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 ('), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/ 96 (%), and in particular Articles 7 and 9 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE On 6 April 1995, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (°) the initiation of an anti- dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Community of certain magnetic disks (3,5” microdisks) originating in Canada, Indonesia, Macao and Thailand, and commenced an invest- igation. The proceeding was initiated as a result of a complaint lodged by the Committee of European Diskette Manufacturers (Diskma) on behalf of producers whose collective output of 3,5” micro- disks represented a major proportion of Community production of these microdisks. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the said product, and of material injury resulting therefrom; this evidence was considered sufficient to justify opening a proceeding. 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. The Commission sent questionnaires to parties known to be concerned and received detailed information from the complainant Community producers, one producer in Indonesia, and one (yoJL () OJ L () 0JC 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1. 84, 6. 4. 1995, p. 4. (" O ( ( 5 6 ) ) o o J L J L J L producer and its related sales company in Thai- land. The Commission carried out verification visits at the premises of the following companies: (a) Complainant Community producers Belgium:  Sentinel Computer  Products Europe NV, Wellen; Germany: Boeder AG, Florsheim am Main; France: RPS Media SA (a subsidiary of Boeder AG), Albi; Sentinel France, SA (a subsidiary of Sentinel Computer Products Europe NV), Paris; srl, Italy: Computer  Support Verderio Inferiore. Italy, (b) Producers/exporters in the countries concerned Indonesia: — PT Beneluxindo, Jakarta, and its related companies Benelux Manufacturing and Prime Standard in Hong Kong. Thailand: — V-SA  Magnetic Co. Ltd, Bangkok (producer), — V-SA Cast Co. Ltd, Bangkok (related sales company). For the purposes of establishing dumping, the investigation covered the period 1 March 1994 to 28 February 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘investigation period’). The examination of injury covered the period between 1992 and the invest- igation period. It is recalled that defintive anti-dumping duties have already been imposed on imports of 3,5 microdisks originating in Japan, Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/93 (), in Hong Kong and the Republic of Korea by Council Regulation (EC) No 2199/94 (%), and in Malaysia, Mexico and the USA by Council Regulation (EC) No 663/96 (°). 262, 21. 10. 1993, p. 4. 236, 10. 9. 1994, p. 2. 92, 13. 4. 1996, p. 1.