9. 12. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 302/1 - (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3359/93 of 2 December 1993 imposing amended anti-dumping measures on imports of ferro-silicon originating in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Venezuela and Brazil THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 Community (*), and in particular Articles 14 and 15 thereof, ‘Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, presented after consultations within the Advisory Committee as prov1ded for by the aforementioned Regu- lation, Whereas : A. PROCEDURE (1) By Regulation (EEC) No 2409/87 (3), the Commis- sion imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of ferro-silicon originating in Brazil and accepted undertakings offered by a Brazilian company and by Promsyrio-Import of the USSR. (20 By Regulation (EEC) No 3650/87 (°), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ferro-silicon originating in Brazil. (3 In February 1990, the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 341/90 (), accepted undertakings and imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ferro-silicon originating in Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Venezuela and Yugoslavia, except ferro- silicon sold for export to the Community by companies whose undertakings had been accepted. (49 By Regulation (EEC) No 1115/91 (°), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty following () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, pl () OJ No L 219, 8. 8. 1987, p. 24. ’;OJNoL343 5. 12, 1987pl () OJ No L 38, 10. 2. 1990, p. 1. (’)OJNoLlll 3.5 1991, p. 1. (6 ® the review of anti-dumping measures concerning imports of ferro-silicon originating in Brazil. By Decision 91/240/EEC (%), the Commission accepted undertakings offered by certain exporters following the review of anti-dumping measures concerning imports of ferro-silicon originating in Brazil and terminated the investigation as far as those exporters were concerned. In February 1992, the Commission published a notice (") of the impending expiry of the underta- king accepted from the Soviet company, Promsy- rio-Import, in accordance with Article 15 of Regu- lation (EEC) No 2423/88 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Basic Regulation’). In its request lodged in February 1992, the Liaison Committee of Ferro-Alloys Industries in the Euro- pean Community (CLIFA), which acts on behalf of Community producers and represents, allegedly, 98 % of the Community’s ferro-silicon production, asked for a review of all the measures mentioned in recitals 1 to 4. Having decided, after consultation, that there was sufficient evidence to justify a review, the Commis- sion decided to institute a review of the Regulations and Decision mentioned in recitals 1 to 4 in accor- dance with Articles 14 and 15 of the Basic Regula- tion, and opened an investigation by a notice published in May 1992 (%). In August 1992, in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 (4) of the Basic Regulation, the Commission published a notice (°) concerning the () OJ No L 111, 3. 5. 1991, p. 47. () OJ No C 37, 15. 2. 1992, p. 22. () OJ No C 115, 6. 5. 1992, p. 2. () OJ No C 186, 23. 7. 1992, p. 25.