9.7. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 176/41 COMMISSION DECISION of 6 June 1994 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding regarding imports of refined antimony trioxide originating in the People’s Republic of China (94/389/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 Economic Community (), as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 522/94 (), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof, After conclusion within the Advisory Committee, Whereas : A. PROCEDURE ()  In March 1992 the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(®), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of refined antimony trioxide (hereinafter referred to as ‘RAT’) falling within CN Code 28258000 in the People’s Republic of China, and commenced an investigation. (2 The proceeding was initiated as a result of a complaint lodged by the European Chemical Industry (Cefic) on behalf of producers whose collective output was alleged to represent all Community production of the product concerned. The complaint contained evidence of dumping and material injury resulting therefrom which was considered sufficient to justify opening a procee- ding. (3) The Commission officially informed the exporters and importers known to be concerned, the repre- sentatives of the exporting country and the complainants. It requested the parties concerned to reply to the questionnaires which had been sent to () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 10. () OJ No C 72, 21. 3. 1992, p. 6. “ ©) ® “B them and gave them the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. Five of the six Community producers representing approximately 90 % of Community production of RAT replied to the questionnaire (see recital 6). Two.Chinese trading organizations, China National Non-ferrous Metals Import and Export Corporation (CNIEC) and China Metals and Minerals Import and Export Corporation (Minmetals), hereinafter referred to as ‘the cooperating Chinese exporters’, replied to the questionnaires, sought and were granted a hearing by the Commission and made their views known in writing. After a comparison of Eurostat official statistics with the replies of the cooperating Chinese expor- ters, it emerged that their exports accounted for less than 14,5 % of total Chinese exports of RAT to the Community during the reference period. No infor- mation, apart from Eurostat data, was available regarding exports by other Chinese exporters. The Commission sent questionnaires to all the importers listed in the complaint. Two of these — GMS  (Chemiehandelsgesellschaft ~GmbH), Hamburg, and — Non-ferrous Metals GmbH, Diisseldorf, which is a related selling company of CNIEC, provided replies. On the basis of Eurostat data these two importers accounted for 20 % of total Community imports of RAT from China during the investigation period. The Commission verified all the information made available and considered necessary for the purposes of a preliminary determination of dumping and resultant injury. To this end, it carried out investi- gations at the premises of the following companies. (a) Community producers : — Belgium: Campine, Brussels, — PFrance : Mines de la Lucette, Paris, SICA, Chauny,