25.3.2015 Official Journal of the European Union L 79/23 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/501 of 24 March 2015 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (') (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 7 thereof, After consulting the Member States, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Initiation (1)  On 26 June 2014, the European Commission (the Commission’) initiated an anti-dumping investigation with regard to imports into the Union of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC’) and Taiwan (‘the countries concerned’) on the basis of Article 5 of the basic Regulation. It published a Notice of Initiation in the Official Journal of the European Union (%) (the Notice of Initiation’). (2)  The Commission initiated the investigation following a complaint lodged on 13 May 2014 by Eurofer (the complainant’) on behalf of complaining Union producers of stainless steel cold rolled flat products (SSCR’). The complainant represents around 50 % of the total Union production of SSCR. The complaint contained evidence of dumping and of resulting material injury that was sufficient to justify the initiation of the investigation. (3)  On 14 August 2014, the Commission initiated an anti-subsidy investigation with regard to imports into the Union of SSCR originating in the PRC and commenced a separate investigation. It published a Notice of Initiation on the anti-subsidy proceedings in the Official Journal of the European Union (). 1.2.  Registration (4)  Following a request by the complainant supported by the required evidence the Commission adopted on 15 December 2014 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1331/2014 (*) making imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in the PRC and Taiwan subject to registration as of 17 December 2014. 1.3.  Interested parties (5)  In the Notice of Initiation, the Commission invited interested parties to contact it in order to participate in the investigation. In addition, the Commission specifically informed the complainant, other known Union producers, the known exporting producers and the Chinese and Taiwanese authorities, known importers, suppliers and users, traders, as well as associations known to be concerned about the initiation of the investigation and invited them to participate. The Commission also informed producers in the United States of America (USA’) and South Africa about the initiation and invited them to participate. In the Notice of Initiation, the Commission informed interested parties that it envisaged the USA as a third market economy country (‘analogue country’) within the meaning of Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation. (6)  Interested parties had an opportunity to comment on the initiation of the investigation and to request a hearing with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings. () OJL343,22.12.2009,p. 51. () 0JC196,26.6.2014,p. 9. () 0JC267,14.8.2014,p.17. () OJL359,16.12.2014, p. 90.