No L 234/4 Official Journal of the Buropean Communities 3. 10. 95 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2318/95 of 27 September 1995 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel, originating in the People’s Republic of China, Croatia and Thailand and terminating the anti-dumping proceeding in respect of imports of these fittings, originating in the Slovak Republic and Taiwan THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 Com- munity ("), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251/95 (9, 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 Euro- pean Economic Community (%), as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 522/94 (%), and in particular Articles 9 and 11 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas : A. PROCEDURE (1)  In February 1994, the Commission announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(5), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel, ori- ginating in the People’s Republic of China, Croatia, the Slovak Republic, Taiwan and Thailand. The proceeding was initiated as a result of a complaint lodged by the Defence Committee of the EEC Steel Butt-Welding Fittings Industry, acting on behalf of manufacturers whose collective output of the fittings in question was alleged to represent a major proportion of the Community production of these fittings. The complaint contained evidence of dumping with regard to the products concerned originating () OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. () OJ No L 122, 2. 6. 1995, p. 1. () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () O No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 10. () O] No C 35, 3. 2. 1994, p. 4. 2 ) in the countries indicated above and of material injury resulting therefrom. This evidence was con- sidered sufficient to justify the initiation of a pro- ceeding. The Commission officially advised the producers, exporters and importers known to the Commission to be concerned, the representatives of the ex- porting countries and the complainants. Interested parties directly concerned were given the oppor- tunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing. All complainant Community producers, most of the producers and exporters of the countries concerned and some of the importers made their views known in writing. Parties who so requested were granted a hearing. No submissions were made by or on behalf of Community purchasers or processors of the products in question. The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion it deemed to be necessary for the purpose of a preliminary determination and carried out investi- gations at the premises of the following: (a) Complainant Community producers : Germany : — Wilhelm Geldbach GmbH & Co. KG, Gelsenkirchen, France : — Interfit S.A.,, Maubeuge, United Kingdom : — BKL Fittings Ltd.,, Redditch, Italy : — Virgilio Cena & Figli S.p.A., Brescia, — Technobend, Arena, — Tectubi S.rl., Podenzano; (b) Producers/exporters in the countries concerned : Croatia : — Zeljezara Sisak ‘Metaflex’ (Femark), Zagreb,