No L 224/30 Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 8. 84 COMMISSION DECISION of 10 August 1984 accepting undertakings given in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain kraft liner paper and board originating in Spain and terminating that proceeding (84/407/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 consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Procedure (1) On 21 August 1982 the Commission announ- ced (3) that it had commenced a review of the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of kraft liner paper and board originating in Austria, Canada, Finland, Portugal, the USSR, Sweden and the United States of America. (2) On 10 March 1983 the Council imposed a defini- tive anti-dumping duty on kraft liner paper and board originating in the United States of America and accepted undertakings concerning exports from Austria, Canada, Finland, Portugal, the USSR and Sweden (). (3) In December 1983 the Commission received a supplementary complaint lodged by the Groupe- ment européen des fabricants de papiers pour ondulé on behalf of the Community producer of kraft liner paper and board, whose output consti- tutes all Community production of the product in question. The complaint contained evidence of dumping and of material injury resulting there- from, 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 Communi- ties (%), the initiation of an anti-dumping pro- ceeding concerning imports into the Community of certain kraft liner paper and board originating in Spain and falling within subheading ex 48.01 No L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. I. No C 217, 21. 8. 1982, p. 2. No L 64, 10. 3. 1983, p. 25. No C 21, 28. 1. 1984, p. 2. (10) C II of the Common Customs Tariff, correspon- ding to NIMEXE codes 48.01-30, 32 and ex 34. The Commission officially so advised the expor- ters and importers known to be concerned and the representatives 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. All of the known producers and exporters and some 1mporters made their views known in writing. The two Spanish exporters requested and have been granted a hearing. Submissions were made on behalf of Community processors of kraft liner paper and board. 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: — La Cellulose du Pin SA, Bordeaux, France, — Industrias del Papel y de la Celulosa SA, Barcelona, Spain, — Celulosas del Nervion SA, Durango, Spain. The investigation of dumping covered the calendar year 1983. B. Normal value The normal value was determined on the basis of the weighted average ex-works selling price on the Spanish domestic market. The investigation showed that these domestic prices covered all production costs. C. Export price Export prices were determined on the basis of the prices actually paid or payable for kraft liner paper and board sold for export to the Commu- nity. D. Comparison In comparing normal value with export prices the Commission took account, where appropriate, of ditferences affecting price comparability ; this was the case for conditions and terms of sale where such differences could be satisfactorily demon- strated. These differences concerned in particular