No L 244/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 10. 95 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2381/95 of 10 October 1995 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of disodium carbonate originating in the United States of America and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 of 22 December 1994 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Commun- ity (), and in particular Article 23 thereof, 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 European Economic Community (3, and in particular Article 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consultation within the Advisory Committee, Whereas : A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES (1)  The Commission, by Regulation (EC) No 823/95 (%) hereinafter referred to as ‘the provisional duty Regulation’, imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of disodium carbonate originating in the United States of America and falling within CN code 2836 20 00. By Regulation (EC) No 1974/95 (%), the Council extended the validity of this duty for a period of two months expiring on 14 October 1595. B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE {2)  Subsequent to the imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, four US soda ash producers, the Community glass producers and other interested parties who so requested were granted a hearing by the Commission. Some of these parties also presented written submissions making known their views on the provisional findings. In particular, four US soda ash producers and the Community () OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251/95 (O] No L 122, 2. 6. 1995, p. 1). () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 522/94 (OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 10). () OF No L 83, 13. 4. 1995, p. 8. 9 OJ No L 191, 12. 8. 1995, p. 1. 6 glass producers reiterated certain views expressed at various stages of the proceeding. The Commission continued to seek and verify all information it deemed to be necessary for its defi- nitive findings. The parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend the imposi- tion of a definitive anti-dumping duty and the defi- nitive collection of the amounts secured by way of a provisional duty. They were also granted a period within which to make representations subsequent to the disclosure. Their representations were consi- dered and, where appropriate, the Commission’s findings were modified to take account of them. C. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION AND LIKE PRODUCT As no new arguments have been presented regar- ding the product under consideration and the like product, the findings set out in recitals (9) to (11) of the provisional duty Regulation are confirmed. D. DUMPING 1. Normal value For the purpose of definitive findings, normal value was established using the same methodology as set out in recitals 12 to 15 of the provisional duty Regulation. Certain exporters requested corrections to the provisional cost of production calculations for items such as selling, general and administrative expenses and financial costs. Where these requests were duly substantiated, they were taken into account and normal values were adjusted accor- dingly. 2. Export prices Two exporters had argued that the exchange rates fixed in their global hedging contracts should be used as the conversion rates for their export sales in foreign currency. For the provisional determination, the currency hedging technique used by these two companies for part of their export sales in foreign currencies was disregarded by the Commission on the ground that the contracts were not tied to the invoices relating to the export transactions for the product under consideration. The Commission