No L 28/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 2. 94 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 229/94 of 1 February 1594 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports into the Community_ of ethanolamine originating in the United States of America, and collecting definitively the provisional anti-dumping duties ‘ THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 () (hereinafter referred to as the ‘basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted‘by the Commis- sion after consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for by the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Provisional measures (1) By Regulation (EEC) No 2172/93 () (hereinafter referred to as the ‘provisional duty Regulation’), the Commission imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports into the Community of ethanola- mines originating in the United States of America (hereinafter referred to as ‘the USA) falling within CN codes 2922 11 00, 2922 12 00 and 2922 13 00. B. Subsequent procedure (2  Following the imposition of the provisional anti- dumping duties, the producers in the USA, and their related importers in the Community submitted comments in writing, and asked for an extension of the duration of the provisional duty Regulation, in order to establish in particular the effects of the provisional measures on the level of prices and imports. The extension was granted by Council Regulation (EC) No 3344/93 (%) Also a number of end-users of ethanolamine made certain allegations to the Commission concerning the effects of the provisional duty Regulation on their businesses. Parties who so requested were granted an opportu- nity to be heard by the Commission. (3)  The producers in the USA, their related importers in the Community and the Community producers () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 195, 4. 8. 1993, p. 5. () OJ No L 299, 4. 12. 1993, p. 43. @ o (6) 9 were informed of the essential facts and considera- tions on the basis of which it was intended to recommend the imposition of definitive anti-. dumping duties and the definitive collection of amounts secured by way of provisional duty. They were also granted a period within which to make representations subsequent to the disclosure. The parties’ comments were considered, and the Commission altered its conclusions where justified. C. Product under investigation In its provisional duty Regulation (recital 7) a description of the product, i.e. ethanolamine, was given. ' One end-user claimed that the several types of ethanolamine should not be considered as like products. because the different types show a dif- ferent reaction to market forces. However, the further information brought forward by this party confirmed the findings of the Commission with regard to similarity in production process and interchangeability of end-use of the different types of ethanolamine, on which, inter alia, the Commission had founded its conclusion of like product for the different types concerned. Since the CN codes referred to above also contained the salts made from ethanolamine which are however not covered by the complaint and the proceeding, the Regulation establishing definitive duties and collecting the provisional duties, should - exclude these salts from the scope of this Regula- tion. The Commission has accordingly adjusted the description of the product to be entered in Articles 1 and 2 of this Regulation. The Council confirms the findings of the Commis- sion with regard to the like product definition and the adjustment of the description of the product for customs purposes. D. Dumping Normal wvalue, export price, comparison and dumping margins No comments were received on the determination of the normal value, export price, comparison and dumping margins as described in recitals 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the provisional duty Regulation.