4.11.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 305/15 COMMISSION DECISION of 3 November 2006 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of recordable compact discs (CD+/-R) originating in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Malaysia (2006/753/EC) 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 Communities (!) (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 9 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Initiation (1) The initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of recordable compact discs (‘CD-R) originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Hong Kong and Malaysia was announced on 6 August 2005 in the Official Journal of the European Union (?) (notice of initiation’). (2)  The initiation was made following a complaint lodged on 24 June 2005 by the Committee of European CD-Rs and DVD+[-R manufacturers — ‘CECMA’ (the complainant) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 60 %, of the total Community production of CD-R. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of CD-Rs and of material injury resulting there from, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of the proceeding. 1.2. Parties concerned by the proceeding (3)  The Commission officially advised the complainant, other Community producers, the exporting producers, importers, suppliers and users as well as user associations known to be concerned, and representatives of the PRC of the opening of the proceeding. Interested parties were given an opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation. (4 The complainant producers, other cooperating Community producers, exporting producers, importers, suppliers, users and user associations made their views known. All interested parties, who so requested and showed that there were particular reasons why they should be heard, were granted a hearing. (5)  In order to allow exporting producers in the PRC to submit a claim for market economy treatment (MET) or individual treatment (1T)), if they so wished, the Commission sent MET and IT claim forms to the Chinese companies known to be concerned. () OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (O] L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). (?) O] C 192, 6.8.2005, p. 3.