18.9.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 2437 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1066/2007 of 17 September 2007 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain manganese dioxides originating in South Africa 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 (!) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 7 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Initiation (1)  On 10 November 2006 the Commission received a complaint lodged pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation by Tosoh Hellas AIC (the complainant) re- presenting a major proportion, in this case more than 50 %, of the total Community production of certain manganese dioxides. (2)  This complaint contained evidence of dumping and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the opening of a proceeding. (3)  On 21 December 2006 the proceeding was initiated by the publication of a notice of initiation in the Official Journal of the European Union (?). 2. Parties concerned by the proceeding (4)  The Commission officially advised the complainant, the other Community producer, the exporting producer, the importer, users known to be concerned and represen- tatives of South Africa of the initiation of the proceeding. Interested parties were given an opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation. (5)  The complainant producer, the exporting producer, the importer and users made their views known. All interested parties who so requested and showed that there were particular reasons why they should be heard were granted a hearing. (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). () O] C 314, 21.12.2006, p. 78. (6) Questionnaires were sent to all parties known to be concerned and to all other companies that made them- selves known within the deadlines set out in the notice of initiation. Replies were received from the exporting producer in South Africa, the complainant producer, the importer of the product concerned from South Africa and four users of the product concerned. The Commission sought and verified all the information deemed necessary for a provisional determination of dumping, resulting injury and Community interest and carried out verifications at the premises of the following companies: (@) Community producers — Tosoh Hellas AIC, Thessaloniki, Greece and its related sales agent Mitsubishi International GmbH, Disseldorf, Germany (b) Exporting producer in South Africa — Delta EM.D. (Pty) Ltd, Nelspruit, South Africa (Delta) (c) Related supplier of the exporting producer in South Africa — Manganese Metal Company (Pty) Ltd, Nelspruit, South Africa (d) Unrelated importer in the Community — Traxys France SAS, Courbevoie, France (€) Users in the Community — Panasonic Battery Belgium NV, Tessenderlo, Belgium — VARTA Consumer Batteries GmbH & Co. KGaA, Sulzbach, Germany — Duracell Batteries BVBA, Aarschot, Belgium.