23.12. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 312/37 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2997/95 of 20 December 1995 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of unwrought magnesium originating in Russia and Ukraine THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 of 22 December 1994 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Commun- ity ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251/95 (3), and in particular Article 23 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsi- dized imports from countries not members of the Euro- pean Economic Community (°), as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 552/94 (*) and in particular Article 11 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas : I. PROCEDURE (1)  On 15 January 1994, the Commission nounced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of unwrought magnesium origina- ting in Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine, and commenced an investigation. (9 The proceeding was initiated as a result of a complaint lodged by the Comité de Liaison des Industries de Ferro-Alliages on behalf of a producer in the Community, namely Péchiney Electrometal- lurgie, France (‘PEM). After the closure of the magnesium production of Societa Italiana per il magnesio e leghe di magnesio SPA (‘SAIM)), in Bolzano, Italy, at the beginning of 1992, PEM is allegedly the only producer of unwrought magnesium remaining operational in the Community. () OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. () O No L 122, 2. 6. 1995, p. 1. () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 10. () OJ No C 11, 15. 1. 1994, p. 4. &) @ 4 6 @ ® The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the product originating in the countries indicated above, and of material injury resulting therefrom ; this evidence was considered sufficient to justify opening a proceeding. The Commission officially advised the producers, exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting countries, and the complainants, and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. A number of producers in the countries concerned and several importers made their views known in writing. Several parties requested a hearing. The Commission sent questionnaires to parties known to be concerned and received detailed infor- mation from the complaining Community producer, from one Kazakh producer, from two Russian producers, from two Ukrainian producers and from three independent importers located in the Community. The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion it deemed necessary for the purposes of a preliminary determination and carried out investi- gations at the premises of the following: (a) complaining Community producer : — PEM; (b) producer located in the analogue country: — Hydro Magnesium, Porsgrunn, Norway ; (c) independent importers in the Community : — Ayrton & Partners, London, UK, — Deutsche Erz- und Metall-Union GmbH, Hannover, Germany, — Sassoon Metals & Chemicals, Brussels, Belgium. The investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1993 (‘the investigation period’). Owing to problems arising in the establishment of normal value based on the situation in an analogue country, the investigation has exceeded the normal time period of one year.