L 364/68 Official Journal of the European Union 20.12.2006 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1888/2006 of 19 December 2006 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels originating in Thailand 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 (!) (the basic Regulation) and in particular Article 7 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Initiation On 13 February 2006, a complaint concerning imports of certain prepared and preserved sweetcorn in kernels originating in Thailand was lodged by the Association Européenne des Transformateurs de Mais Doux (AETMD) (the complainant) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion of the total Community production of prepared or preserved sweetcorn, in this case around 70 %. This 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. On 28 March 2006, the proceeding was initiated by the publication of a notice of initiation in the Official Journal of the European Union (2). 2. Parties concerned by the proceeding The Commission officially advised the exporting producers, importers, users known to be concerned and their associations, consumers associations, the representatives of the exporting country and the Community producers of the initiation of the anti-dumping proceeding. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation. In view of the large number of exporting producers, Community producers and importers involved in this investigation, sampling was envisaged in the notice of initiation, in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling would be necessary and, if so, to select a sample, exporting producers, Community producers and importers and representatives acting on their behalf were requested to make themselves known and to provide, as specified in the notice of initiation, basic information on their activities related to the product concerned within 15 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation. () OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 21172005 (O] L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). () O] C 75, 28.3.2006, p. 6.