4.2 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 28/25 COMMISSION DECISION of 27 January 1992 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of audio tapes on reels originating in Japan, the Republic of Korea and Hong Kong (92/62/EEC) THE COMMISSION 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 no members of the Euro- pean Economic Community ('), and in particular Article 9 thereof, After consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. PROCEDURE (1) In November 1988 the Commission received a written complaint lodged by the European Council of Chemical Manufacturer’s Federation (Cefic) on behalf of producers whose collective output of audio tapes on reels and in cassettes was stated to constitute a major proportion of Community production of the product in question. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the product concerned originating in Japan, the Repu- blic of Korea (Korea) and Hong Kong and of mate- rial injury resulting therefrom, which was consi- dered sufficient to justify the initiation of a pro- ceeding. The Commission accordingly announced, by notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities () the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Commu- nity of audio tapes on reels and in cassettes, falling within CN codes 852311 00 and 8523 13 00 and originating in Japan, Korea and Hong Kong and commenced an investigation. (2 The Commission officially advised the exporters and importers known to be conerned, the represen- tatives of the exporting countries and the complai- nants and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. (3  All of the known Korean exporters, most of the Japanese exporters, one Hong Kong expoerter and all complainant Community producers made their () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No C 11, 14. 1. 1989, p. 9. views known in writing. Submissions were also made by a number of importers. (40  The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion it deemed to be necessary for the purposes of a preliminary determination and carried out investi- gations at the premises of the following : (a) Community producers AGFA Gevaert AG, Miinchen, Germany, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, SUMA, Gien, France. Ludwigshafen, These Community producers are all members of Cefic. ) (b) Japanese producers/exporters TDK, Tokyo, Denon Columbia, Tokyo. (c) Korean producers/exporters Saehan Media Co., Seoul, Sunkyong Magnetic Ltd (SKM), Seoul. (dy Hong Kong producers/exporters Swire Magnetics (HK) Ltd. (e) Importers in the Community Sony, Bayonne, TDK Recording Media Rammelsbach, Europe GmbH, Denon Columbia GmbH, Ratingen, Sunkyong Europe Ltd, London. (5) The Commission requested and received detailed written and oral submissions from the Community producers represented by the complainant, from the exporters named and from a number of impor- ters and verified the information provided to the extent considered necessary. (6) For the reasons stated in recitals 9 to 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3262/90 (!), confirned by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1251/91 (3, it was considered necessary to treat audio tapes in cassettes and on reels as two dif- () OJ No L 313, 13. 11. 1990, p. 5. () OJ No L 119, 14. 5. 1991, p. 35.