28.12.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 379/65 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2005/2006 of 22 December 2006 imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of synthetic staple fibres of polyesters (PSF) originating in Malaysia and Taiwan 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 (!) (basic Regulation’), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (?), and in particular Article 7 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Initiation (1) On 12 April 2006, the Commission announced by a notice (‘notice of initiation’) published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Community of synthetic staple fibres of polyesters (PSF) originating in Malaysia and Taiwan. (2)  The anti-dumping proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged on 3 March 2006 by the Comité International de la Rayonne et des Fibres Synthétiques (‘CIRFS’ or ‘the complainant’) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 50 %, of the total Community production of PSF. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the said product and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. 2. Measures in force (3)  In March 2005, by Regulation (EC) No 428/2005 (¥, the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of PSF originating in the People’s Republic of China, and Saudi Arabia and amended the existing anti-dumping duties on PSF originating in the Republic of Korea. Also, defi- nitive anti-dumping measures are in force on imports of PSF from Belarus (°). 3. Parties concerned by the proceeding (4 The Commission officially advised the exporting producers in Malaysia and in Taiwan, import- ersftraders and their associations, suppliers and users known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting countries concerned as well as the complainant and all known Community producers 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. The parties who so requested were granted the opportunity to be heard. () O] L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. () O] L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17. () O] C 89, 12.4.2006, p. 2. () OJ L 71, 17.3.2005, p. 1. () O] L 274, 11.10.2002, p. 1. 5