4. 9. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 225/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2455/93 of 2 September 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1798/90 in respect of the definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of monosodium glutamate originating in Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Thailand THE COUNCIL 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 14 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Previous procedure (1) The Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 1798/80 (), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of monosodium glutamate (hereafter referred to as ‘MSG’) falling within CN code ex 2922 42 00 (origi- nating in Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and. Thailand, with the exception of imports from certain producers in these countries from which the Commission accepted undertakings under Regulation (EEC) No 547/90(®) and Decision 92/493/EEC (*). B. Review (i) General (2) By a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(’), the Commission, after consultation within the Advisory Committee () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. (® OJ L 167, 30. 6. 1990, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 2966/92 (O] L 299, 15. 10. 1992, p. 1.). ( OJ No L 56, 3. 3. 1990, p. 23. (9 OJ No L 299, 15. 10. 1992, p. .40. () OJ No C 286, 4. 11. 1992, p. 3. @) “ and in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, initiated a review of the Regula- tions and Decision which imposed the anti- dumping measures currently in force and re-opened the investigation. The review was limited to an examination of changed circumstances in injury, in particular the question whether the price undertakings accepted by the Commission had been rendered insufficient to eliminate the inju- rious effects suffered by the Community industry. (i) Injury As far as the dumped imports are concerned, the Commission found that, between 1989 and the first nine months of 1992, imports from the countries concerned increased from 3 800 tonnes to 9 696 tonnes, representing an increase in market share from 8,7 to 26,1 %. The prices of these imports were, in US dollar terms, in line with the prices set in the undertakings accepted by the Commission while in ECU terms they were lower by up to 20 % over the period examined. As far as the situation of the Community industry is concerned, the volume of sales of MSG in the Community by that industry increased by 13 % between 1989 and the first nine months of 1992 extrapolated on an annual basis, although the market share lield by that industry decreased by 4,5 % during the same period. The prices charged by the Community industry were, given the highly price sensitive nature of MSG, in line with those of the imports concerned, which, as stated above, were somewhat lower than the prices set in the underta- kings. Consequently, the Community industry was prevented from further increasing its prices to a level adequate to remove the injury sustained.