9.9.93 No L 228/16 Official Journal of the European Communities COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2477/93 of 6 September 1993 | 1mposmg a provisional antl-dumplng duty on imports of certain photo albums originating in the People’s Republic of China THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 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 () and in particular Article 11 thereof, After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation. Whereas : A. PROCEDURE 49  The Commission carried out investigations at the (1) In May 1992 the Commission .announced, by a premises of the following firms: notice published in the Official Journal of the ' European Communities(?) the initiation of an (@) Complainant Community producers anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of certain’ photo albums origina- .Germany : ting in the People’s Republic of China, and commenced an investigation. — Walter Aulfes, Miinchen. , — Ludwig Fleischmann GmbH & Co. KG, The proceeding was initiated as a result of a Fulda. complaint lodged by the Committee of European Photrc; Album lg\{eanug;cturers (CEPAM) on behaﬁ,f of — Kad Walter GmbH & Co. KG, Nettetal. producers whose collective output of photo albums Netherlands : was alleged to represent a major proportion of the Community production of these photo albums. — Henzo BV, Roermond. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of (b) Exporter of book bound photo albums origina- this product originating in the country indicated - ting in the People’s Republic of China above, and of material injury resulting therefrom ; ) this evidence was considered sufficient to justify — Climax Paper Converters Ltd, Hong Kong opening a proceeding. , (c) Importer (independent) (2 The Commission officially advised the producers, Germany : exporters and importers known to be concerned, ’ the representative of the exporting country, and the — KILS Service Non-Food-Vertriebs- complainants, and gave the parties directly Gesellschaft m.b.H. Kaarst. concerned the opportunity to make their view , ‘ known in writing and to request a hearing. (5)  The investigation of dumping covered the period ’ from 1 April 1991 to 31 March 1992 (the investiga- One Hong Kong company which exported book- tion period). bound photo albums originating in the People’s Republic of China, some importers in the Commu- 6)  This investigation has exceeded the normal time () OJ No L 209; 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No C 120, 12. 5. 1992, p. 10. &) nity, and complainant Community producers made their view known in writing. All parties who so requested were granted a hearing. The Commission sent questionnaires to parties known to be concerned and received detailed infor- mation from the complainant Community produ- cers, one Hong Kong company exporting book bound photo albums originating in the People’s Republic of China and a number of Community importers. One non-complainant Community producer failed, even after a request by the Commission, to submit a non-confidential version of his written reply. Pursuant to Article 8 of Regu- lation (EEC) No 2423/88 (hereinafter referred to as - ‘the Basic Regulation’), it was considered that the information it submitted should not be taken into account by the Commission. Nevertheless, the remaining Community producers still account for a major proportion of the Community industry. period of one year because of the time expended in finding an appropriate reference country for the establishment of the normal value.