L 232/12 Official Journal of the European Union 18.9.2003 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1627/2003 of 17 September 2003 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of sodium cyclamate originating in the People's Republic of China and Indonesia THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002 (3, and in particular Article 7 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE On 19 December 2002, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (*), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Community of sodium cyclamate originating in the People's Republic of China (PRC’) and Indonesia. The proceeding was initiated as a result of a complaint lodged in November 2002 by a Spanish producer, Productos aditivos SA, representing the total Community production. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the product concerned and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. The Commission officially advised the applicant Community producer, the exporting producers, importers and users known to be concerned and the representatives of the PRC and Indonesia of the initiation of the proceeding. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation. A number of exporting producers in the PRC and Indonesia, as well as the sole Community producer, importers, users and suppliers, made their views known in writing. All parties who so requested within the above time limit and indicated that there were particular reasons why they should be heard were granted a hearing. The Commission sought, by means of questionnaires sent to all known parties, and verified to the possible extent the information it deemed necessary for the purpose of a preliminary determination of dumping, injury and Community interest. In this regard, the Commission received questionnaire responses from the following companies: (@) producer in the Community — Productos aditivos SA, Barcelona, Spain; (b) importers/traders and users in the Community — La Casera, SA (Cadbury Schweppes), Madrid — Palatinit GmbH, Mannheim Verification visits were also carried out at the premises of the abovementioned companies; (c) exporting producers in the People's Republic of China — Fang Da Food Additive (Shen Zhen) Limited — Fang Da Food Additive (Yang Quan) Limited 0J L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. 0J L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1. 0j C 318, 19.12.2002, p. 7.