No L 117/44 Official Journal of the European Communities 3.5 84 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 27 April 1984 accepting undertakings given in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of choline chloride originating in the German Democratic Republic and Romania and terminating that proceeding (84/232/EEC) 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 (3, and in particular Article 10 thereof, After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Provisional action (1) The Commission, by Regulation (EEC) No 3578/83 (}), imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of choline chloride originating in the German Democratic Republic and Romania. B. Subsequent procedure (2) Following the imposition of the provisional anti- dumping duty, the exporters and certain importers and processors of the product concerned requested and were granted an opportunity to be heard by the Commission and made submissions making known their views on the duty. () OJ No L 339, 31. 12. 1979, p. 1. () O] No L 178, 22. 6. 1982, p. 9. () OJ No L 356, 20. 12. 1983, p. 12. C. Dumping (3) One exporter continued to object to the Commis- sion’s choice of the United States as the most appropriate market-economy country in which to make its determination on normal value. This exporter did not submit any new evidence regard- ing this or make any suggestions for an alternative. The Commisssion, after further considering the matter, is satisfied that in the circumstances its choice of analogue market was reasonable. Accordingly, since no new evidence on dumping has been received since the imposition of the provisional duty, the Commission considers its findings on dumping as set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3578/83 to be definitive. Consequently the preliminary determinations on dumping are confirmed. D. Injury (4) One exporter submitted figures for its exports to the Community which showed quantities approxi- mately 30 % less than the national and NIMEXE statistics used by the Commission as the best evidence available for the exports of the country in question. The exporter concerned, despite requests by the Commission, did not, however, supply any supporting documentation for these figures which, in any event, showed significant and increased volumes from 1980 to 1982 and an increase in market shares held by the dumped imports from 14 to 17 % in the Community during this period. The other exporting country indicated that it had reduced exports to the Community considerably since the opening of the present anti-dumping proceeding. This reduction, however, being outside the reference period and, indeed, having been influenced by the opening of the proceeding, was considered to have no effect on the outcome of the investigation.