No L 239/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 7.9. 84 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2553/84 of 4 September 1984 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of oxalic acid originating in Brazil, accepting an undertaking offered by the exporter in the German Democratic Republic of oxalic acid and terminating the proceeding regarding imports of oxalic acid from the German Democratic Republic and 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 consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for by the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Procedures (1) In February 1984 the Commission received a complaint lodged by the European Council of -Chemical Manufacturers’ Federations on behalf of producers of oxalic acid whose output constitutes a major proportion of Community production of the product in question. 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 oxalic acid originating in Brazil, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and Spain falling within subheading ex 29.15 A I of the Common Customs Tariff, corresponding to NIMEXE code ex 29.15-11, and commenced an investigation. (2) The Commission officially so advised the expor- ters and importers known to be concerned, the . representatives of Brazil and Spain and the complainants and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing. All known exporters concerned and some impor- ters made their views known in writing. All such o L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1. o C 67, 8. 3. 1984, p. 7. o)e S ZZ éxporters have requested and have been granted hearings. Submissions were also made by certain Commu- nity purchasers of oxalic acid. (3) 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 : Rhéne Poulenc, Paris, France; — non-EEC producers : — Destilados Agricolas Vimbodi SA, Tarra- gona, Spain, — Explo Industrias Quimicas e Explosivos SA, Lorena, Brazil ; — EEC importers : — Proimex, Milan, Italy, — Faravelli, Milan, Italy. The Commission requested and received detailed written submissions from the complainant Community producers, the exporters and several ‘importers and verified the information therein to the extent considered necessary. The investigation of dumping covered the period from March 1983 to February 1984. B. Normal value (4) Normal value was provisionally determined for the Spanish and Brazilian products on the basis of the domestic prices of those producers who exported to the Community. In both cases the Commission was satisfied that these prices were representative and covered all costs of production. (5) In order to establish whether the imports from the GDR were dumped, the Commission had to take account of the fact that this country does not have a market economy and the Commission