No L 205/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 8.85 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2221/85 of 29 July 1985 | imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of basic chromium sulphate originating in Yugoslavia 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 11 thereof, After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for by the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Procedure 1. In July 1984 the Commission received a complaint lodged by the European Federation of Chemical Manufacturers’ Federations (CEFIC) on behalf of a producer representing a major propor- tion of Community production of basic chromium sulphate and 100 % of the production of this product in Italy. The complaint contained evidence of dumping and of material injury resul- ting 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 Euro- pean Communities (%), the initiation of an anti- dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of basic chromium sulphate falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading ex 28.38 A IV, corresponding to NIMEXE code ex 28.38-49 and originating in Yugoslavia and commenced an investigation. 2. The Commission officially so advised the expor- ters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country and the complainant and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing. 3. Both Yugoslav producers known to the Commis- sion made their views known in writing. None of the Yugoslav exporters who act as agents on behalf (") OJ No L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1. (®» OJ No C 276, 16. 10. 1984, p. §. of the producers, made known to the Commission in the course of the proceeding, expressed their views. None of the interested parties have requested a hearing. No submissions were made by or on behalf of Community purchasers or processors of basic chromium sulphate. The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion it deemed to be necessary for the purposes of a preliminary determination and carried out an investigation at the premises of the EEC producer concerned Luigi Stoppani SpA, Milan (Italy). With a view to obtaining and verifying the infor- mation relating to the Yugoslav producers, Zorka (Subotica) and Zupa Hemijska Industrija (Krusevac), the Commission conducted an investi- gation in Belgrade, not at the premises of the producers, but, upon the proposal of the Yugoslav producers, in the offices of a professional associa- tion. The Commission’s representatives were not given the opportunity to obtain and verify all rele- vant information. The investigaton of dumping and price undercut- ting covered the period from 1 April to 30 September 1984. B. Normal value It was found that, with respect to the product - concerned destined for the domestic market, both Yugoslav producers only transformed the raw material supplied to them by their customers, whom they charged for the transformation of the raw material into basic chromium sulphate. The price charged on the domestic market for this transformation service by the producers of the product exported to the Community could not be considered to be the comparable price actually paid or payable in the ordinary course of trade of the like product intended for consumption in the exporting country in accordance with Article 2 (3) (@) of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84. In view of this it was necessary to have recourse to one of the other methods provided for by Regula- tion (EEC) No 2176/84 to establish normal value. No opportunity was given to the Commission to verify all the relevant data relating to the cost of production and the margin of profit in Yugoslavia.