No L 275/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 10. 84 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2908/84 of 15 October 1984 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of copper sulphate origi- nating in Poland, accepting undertakings given by the Bulgarian and Hungarian exporters of copper sulphate, terminating the investigation regarding exports of copper sulphate from Bulgaria and Hungary and terminating the proceeding regarding those from Spain 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 Articles 9, 10 and 11 thereof, After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for by the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Procedure (1) In March 1983 the Commission received a complaint lodged by the European Federation of Chemical Manufacturers Associations on behalf of producers of copper sulphate whose collective output constitutes practically all Community production of the product in question. The complaint contained evidence of dumping and of material injury resulting therefrom, 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 Communities(?), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding con- cerning imports into the Community of copper sulphate falling within subheading ex 28.38 A Il of the Common Customs Tariff, corresponding to NIMEXE code ex 28.38-27, originating in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Spain and commenced an investigation. (2) The Commission officially so advised the expor- ters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of Spain and the complainants and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing. () OJ No L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1. () OJ No C 90, 31. 3. 1984, p. 2. (4) All the known producers and exporters and some importers made their views known in writing. All exporters concerned have requested and have been granted hearings. 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 : — EEC producers : — La Cornubia SA, Bordeaux, France, — McKechnie Chemicals Ltd, UK-Widnes, — Manica Spa, Rovereto, Italy; — Exporters to EEC: — Industrias Quimicas del Vallés SA, Mollet, Spain ; ‘ ’ — EEC importers : — Kléckner Chemie en Mineralen BV, Arnhem, Netherlands. The Commission requested and received detailed written submissions from all complainant Community producers, all exporters and some importers and verified the information therein to the extent considered necessary. The investigation of dumping covered the period April 1983 to March 1984. B. Normal value Normal value was provisionally determined for Spanish exports on the basis of the domestic prices of the Spanish producer who exported to the EEC, the Commission being satisfied that these prices were representative and covered all costs of production. In order to establish whether the imports from Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland were dumped, the Commission had to take account of the fact that these countries do not have market-economies and the Commission therefore had to base its determinations on the normal value in a market- economy country. In this connection, the