8. 3.90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 59/45 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 1 March 1990 . terminating the review of anti-dumping measures applying to imports of certain glass textile fibres (rovings) originating in Czechoslovakia and -the German Democratic Republic and confirming the expiry of the said measures (90/85/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 not members of the Euro- pean Economic Community ('), and in particular- Articles 9 and 15 thereof, After consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Previous procedure (1) In November 1982 the Commission published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities initiating an anti-dumping -procee-- ding concerning imports of certain glass textile fibres (rovings) -originating in Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic and Japan (3. In December 1983 a definitive anti-dumping duty was imposed with regard to imports from Czechos- lovakia and the German Democratic Republic (%) and an undertaking was accepted on behalf of () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988,p. 1. () OJ No C 310, 27. 11. 1982, p. 2. () OJ No L 354, 16. 12. 1983, p. 15. Japanese exporters with regard to products origina- ting in Japan (). (2) In July 1988 the Commission- published a notice announcing the imminent expiry of the measures in question () pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88. No request for review concerning the. undertaking accepted -on behalf of the Japanese exporters was received and the said undertaking duly expired on 16 December 1988(¢). B. Review requests and initiation 3) In September 1988 the Commission received a request for a review:of the measures concerning imports from Czechoslovakia and the German Democratic Republic lodged by the Association des Producteurs de Fibres de Verre Européen (APFE) on behalf of Community. producers representing almost- all Community production. The request claimed that the expiry of the anti-dumping measures for imports from Czechoslovakia and the - German Democratic Republic would lead again to injury .or threat of injury. The main basis of these allegations was the continuous rise of imports at low prices and the risk that expiry of these anti- dumping measures might contribute to a reduction in the current capacity utilization and competitive- - ness of the European industry. (.0J No L 352, 15. 12. 1983, .p. 47. () O] 'No C 172, 1. 7. 1988, p. 3. () OJ No C 97, 18. 4. 1989, p. 9.