No L 246/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 2.10. 93 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2720/93 of 28 September 1993 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of isobutanol originating in the Russian Federation THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 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('), and in particular Article 11 thereof, After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. PROCEDURE (1) In June 1992 the Commission received a complaint lodged by the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion of the Community production of isobutanol. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the said product originating in the Russian Federa- tion and of material injury resulting therefrom which was considered sufficient to justify the initia- tion of a proceeding. (2 The Commission accordingly announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(?), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of isobutanol originating in the Russian Federation, falling within the CN code ex 2905 14 90, and . commenced an investigation. (3) The Commission officially notified the exporters and importers known to be concerned and the representatives of the exporting country of the initiation of the proceeding and gave the parties concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. (4)  Representatives of the Russian producers were granted a hearing and made their views known in writing. () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. ( No C 239, 18. 9. 1992, p. 3. ©) (6) @) @ ©) (10 One company which processed isobutanal in the Community also made it views known to the Commission. The Commission sought and verified all the infor- mation it deemed to be necessary for the purpose of a preliminary determination and carried out investigations at the premises of the following: (a) Community producers : — BASF AG, Mannheim, Germany, — Hiils, AG, Marl, Germany, — Elf Atochem, Oxochimie, Paris, France ; (b) Importers in the Community: — Related importer: Sogo SA, Paris, France, — Unrelated importer : Mitsui & Co. Benelux SA, Brussels, Belgium. Limited information has been supplied by other traders and importers who have also imported isobutanol from the Russian Federation. No Russian exporter replied to the Commission’s questionnaire. » As the United States of America has been used as an analogue country for the purpose of calculating normal value, the Commission conducted an inves- tigation at the premises of a number of United States producers of isobutanol, representing a major part of the domestic sales of isobutanol in that country. The investigation of dumping covered the period 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992 (the ‘investigation period’). B. PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION 1. Product description The product concerned is isobutanol, a colourless neutral liquid with a characteristic odour. Its main application is as a solvent in the paint and laquer industry. It is also used as a plasticizer and as raw material for the production of acrylates. Isobutanol produced in the Community appears as a particular homogeneous product and therefore constitutes a single product.