26. 4. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 109/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1129/84 of 18 April 1984 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel, originating in the German Democratic Republic THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79 of 20 December 1979 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1580/82 (%), and in particular Article 11 thereof, After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for by the abovementioned Regulation, Whereas : - A. Procedure (1) In July 1983, the Commission received a request for initiation of a proceeding from the ‘Syndicat national frangais du profilage a froid des produits plats en acier, acting also for the Netherlands ‘Stichting Koudprofilers in oprichting’, and one Belgian company, whose combined production represents a major proportion of Community output of the products under consideration. This request contained evidence of the existence of dumping and of substantial injury resulting there- from ; this evidence was considered sufficient to justify initiating a proceeding. The Commission accordingly published in the Official Journal of the European Communities () a notice of initia- tion of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of certain angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel, falling within subheading ex 73.11 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, which corresponds to NIMEXE code 73.11-31, originating in the German Democratic Republic, and began an investigation. (2) The Commission officially notified the relevant exporters and importers and invited the parties () OJ No L 339, 31. 12. 1979, p. 1. () O] No L 178, 22. 6. 1982, p. 9. () OF No C 13, 19. 1. 1984, p. 4. ~directly concerned to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing. Most of the Community producers and importers communicated their views in writing, without requesting a hearing. Although the Commission re-emphasized the urgency of the proceeding, a written submission and request for a hearing were not received from the exporter until after the time limit laid down in the notice of initiation of the proceeding and after the Commission had concluded its preliminary investigation. It was too late for the Commission to be able to take the information provided into account or to arrange a hearing. No submissions were made by or on behalf of Community purchasers or processors of the goods in question. The Commission procured and verified all the information it deemed necessary for a preliminary determination and carried out investigations at the premises of the following undertakings : EEC producers : in France: — Profilafroid SA, Paris, — Profiles et Tubes de I'Est, Paris; in the Netherlands: Thomas Regout NV, Maastricht ; in Belgium : SADEF, Hooglede-Gits ; EEC importer (in France): Starval SA, Paris. The Commission requested and received detailed written submissions from the complainant produ- cers in the Community and from importers. B. Normal value In order to establish whether the imports from the German Democratic Republic were dumped, the Commission had to take account of the fact that that country does not have a market economy ; the Commission therefore had to base its calculations on the normal value in a market- economy country. The Austrian market was suggested by the complainants for this purpose.