L 15/22 Official Journal of the European Union 20.1.2011 COMMISSION DECISION of 19 January 2011 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of purified terephthalic acid and its salts originating in Thailand (2011/32/EUV) 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 9 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Initiation (1)~ On 22 December 2009, the European Commission (the ‘Commission’) announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (%) (Notice of initiation), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Union of purified tereph- thalic acid and its salts (PTA) originating in Thailand (the country concerned). (2)  The anti-dumping proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged on 13 November 2009 by BP Aromatics Limited NV and CEPSA Quimica S.A. (the complainants) representing a major proportion, in this case more than 50 %, of the total Union production of PTA. The complaint contained prima facie evidence of dumping of the product concerned originating in the country concerned and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the opening of a proceeding. (3) On the same day, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (*), the initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of PTA originating in Thailand. This investigation has been terminated by means of Commission Decision 2011/31/EU (4. 1.2. Parties concerned by the proceeding (4)  The Commission officially advised the complainants, other known producers in the Union, the known exporting producers in Thailand, the representatives of the exporting country concerned and known importers and users 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 1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. () O () OJ C 313, 22.12.2009, p. 17. () O] C 313, 22.12.2009, p. 22. (*) See page 17 of this Official Journal. time limit set out 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. The Commission sent questionnaires to  the complainants, other known producers in the Union, the known exporting producers in Thailand and to the known importers and users of the product concerned and to all other parties that requested a questionnaire within the deadlines set out in the Notice of initiation. Questionnaire replies were received from the three known Thai exporting producers, from three Union producers, from one Union importer and from five Union users. The Commission sought and verified all the information deemed necessary for the determination of dumping, resulting injury and Union interest. Verification visits were carried out at the premises of the following companies: (a) Union producers: — BP Aromatics Limited NV, Geel, Belgium — CEPSA Quimica, S.A., Madrid, Spain — Lotte Chemical UK Ltd (formerly Artenius), Wilton, Redcar, United Kingdom (b) Union importers: — Mitsui & Co. Benelux NV, Brussels, Belgium (c) Union users: — DSM Powder Coating Resins BV, Zwolle, Holland — M&G Polimeri Italia SpA, Patrica (Frosinone), Italy — NOVAPET S.A., Barbastro (Huesca), Spain — UAB NEO Group, Klaipeda, Lithuania (d) Exporting producers in Thailand: — TPT Petrochemicals Public Company Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand (hereinafter ‘TPT’) — Indorama Petrochem Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand (hereinafter ‘Indorama’) — Siam Mitsui PTA Company Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand (hereinafter ‘SMPC)