L 200/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 16.7.98 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1507/98 of 13 July 1998 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of potassium permanganate originating in India and the Ukraine 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 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community ('), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES 1) By Commission Regulation (EC) No 178/98 (?) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the provisional duty Regulation’) a provisional anti-dumping duty was imposed on imports into the Community of potas- sium permanganate falling within CN code 2841 61 00 originating in India and the Ukraine. B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE )] Following the imposition of the provisional anti- dumping measures, the complaining Community industry and both the Indian and Ukrainian coop- erating exporting producers submitted comments in writing. (3  The Ukrainian cooperating exporting producer, who was the only interested party to have so requested, was granted a hearing. (40  The Commission continued to seek and verify all information it deemed necessary for its definitive findings. ) Parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend the imposition of defin- itive anti-dumping duties and the definitive collec- tion of amounts secured by way of provisional duties. They were also granted a period within which to make representations subsequent to this disclosure. (6)  The oral and written comments were considered and, where deemed appropriate, taken into account in the definitive findings. (") OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regula- tions (EC) Nos 2331/96 (O] L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1) and 905/98 (OJ L 128, 30. 4. 1998, p. 18). () OJ L 19, 24. 1. 1998, p. 23. (10) (11 (12) C. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION AND LIKE PRODUCT As no comments or new facts were submitted by any interested party with regard to the definition of the product concerned and the like product, the findings made on these issues, as set out in recitals 8 and 9 of the provisional duty Regulation, are confirmed. D. DUMPING 1. Normal value and export price In the absence of further arguments concerning the establishment of normal value and export price, the provisional findings as set out in recitals 10 to 17 of the provisional duty Regulation, are hereby confirmed. 2. Comparison The Ukrainian and Indian exporting producers claimed that no deduction to the export price for certain ancillary costs and credit costs respectively should have been made. These issues were exam- ined and since it was found that indeed no such deductions should have been made, corrections to the export price were made accordingly. In the absence of any other new arguments concerning comparison, the remaining provisional findings, as set out in recitals 18 to 23 of the provisional duty Regulation, are hereby confirmed. 3. Dumping margin General In the absence of new arguments concerning the determination of the dumping margin, the meth- odology set out in recitals 24 to 26 of the provi- sional duty Regulation is hereby confirmed. India The dumping margin definitively established for India, expressed as a percentage of the cif price at Community frontier level, is as follows: Universal Chemicals and Industries Pvt. Ltd.,, Mumbai: 5,6 %. As this company is deemed to represent 100 % of the Indian production of the product concerned, the residual dumping margin definitively estab- lished is also 5,6 %.