15.11.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 296/1 | (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1331/2007 of 13 November 2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of dicyandiamide originating in the People’s Republic of China THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 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 9 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Initiation (1)  On 3 July 2006 the Commission received a complaint lodged pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation by AlzChem GmbH (the complainant) representing 100 % of the Community production of 1-cyanoguanidine (dicyandiamide) (DCD)). (2)  This complaint contained evidence of dumping of DCD from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and of material injury resulting there from which was considered sufficient to justify the opening of a proceeding. (*) 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). (3)  On 17 August 2006 the proceeding was opened by the publication of a notice of initiation (3) in the Official Journal of the European Union. 1.2. Parties concerned by the proceeding and verifi- cation visits (4 The Commission officially advised the complainant Community  producer, the exporting producers, importers, users, suppliers and associations known to be concerned and the representatives of the exporting country concerned 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 Community producer, exporting producers, importers 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. (6) In order to allow exporting producers in the PRC to submit a claim for market economy treatment (‘MET) or individual treatment (IT), if they so wished, the Commission sent claim forms to the Chinese exporting producers known to be concerned. Three exporting producers in the PRC requested MET pursuant to Atticle 2(7) of the basic Regulation and IT, should the investigation establish that they do not meet the conditions for MET. (77 In view of the apparent high number of exporting producers in the PRC, in the notice of initiation the Commission indicated that sampling might be applied in this investigation for the determination of dumping in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. () O] C 193, 17.8.2006, p. 3.