20.10.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 2751 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1043/2011 of 19 October 2011 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of oxalic acid originating in India and the People’s Republic of China 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, users, and associations known to be concerned, of the initiation of the proceeding. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation. All interested parties who so requested and showed that there were particular reasons why they should be heard, were granted a hearing. 4  In view of the apparent high number of exporting . . . roducers in the countries concerned, sampling was After consulting the Advisory Committee, Envisaged in the notice of initiation for the detfrmiiation of dumping and injury in accordance with Article 17 of Whereas: the basic Regulation. In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling would be necessary and if so, 1. PROCEDURE to selfact a sample, all exporting producers in the countries concerned were asked to make themselves 1.1. Initiation known to the Commission and to provide, as specified in the notice of initiation, basic information on their (1)~ On 26 January 2011, the European Commission (the activities related to the product concerned during the Commission) announced, by a notice published in the period 1 January 2010-31 December 2010. Four Official Journal of the European Union () (notice of Indian companies, one of which did not report any initiation), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding sales to the Union, and three groups of companies with regard to imports into the Union of oxalic acid from the PRC replied to the sampling exercise. In view originating in India and the People’s Republic of China of the limited number of cooperating companies or (PRC) or (the countries concerned). groups of companies, sampling was not considered necessary for either India or the PRC and all parties ) ) ) o ) were informed that samples would not be selected. (2)  The anti-dumping proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged on 13 December 2010 by the European Chemical Industry.Council (CEFIC)‘ on behalf (5)  Subsequently, one group of companies from the PRC of Oxaquim S.A. (Fhe complainant), represent1ng a major withdrew from further cooperation with the investigation prqporuon, mn t_hls case morc thaq 25 %, of the to.tal at an early stage. In addition, one Indian company Union prod.uctlon .Of .oxal1c acid. The complalpt refused the Commission access to its production plant contained prima fac1<.n, e‘./u.ience of c.lumpmg of the S_ald for a verification visit. It was consequently deemed not to product apd of mateflz%l ujury resu.ltmg therefrom, which cooperate pursuant to Article 18(1) of the basic Regu- was COI.ISIdeI'Cd sufficient to justify the opening of a lation and was informed of the possible consequences proceeding. thereof. 1.2. Parties concerned by the proceeding (6)  In order to allow exporting producers in the PRC to The Commission officially advised the complainant, other known Union producers, exporting producers and repre- sentatives of the countries concerned, importers, and 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. 0] L 0] C 24, 26.1.2011, p. 8. submit a claim for market economy treatment (MET) or to request individual treatment (IT), the Commission sent claim forms to the cooperating Chinese exporting producers, and the authorities of the PRC within the deadlines set out in the notice of initiation. One Chinese group of companies claimed MET pursuant to