10. 4. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 96/17 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 906/92 of 30 March 1992 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of silicon metal originating in Brazil 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 Article 11 thereof, After consultation with the Advisory Committee as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, Whereas : A. PROCEDURE (1) In June 1990 the Commission received a complaint lodged by the Liaison Committee of Ferroalloy Industries in the European Economic Community, acting on behalf of producers repre- senting all Community production of silicon metal, concerning imports of that product originating in Brazil. The complaint contained evidence of dumping and consequent material injury which was judged suffi- cient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. In a notice published in the Official Journal of the European  Commaunities(’)) the Commission accordingly announced the initiation of an anti- dumping proceeding concerning imports of the product ih question, which falls within CN code 2804 69 00, originating in Brazil, and commenced an investigation. (2) The Commission officially advised the exportes and importers: known to be concerned, the representa- tives of thie exporting country and the complainant and gave the parties directly concerned the oppor- tunity to make their views known in writing and to request, if appropriate, a hearing. () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No C 296, 27. 11. 1990, p. 3. &) @ © All the exporters and the Community producers replied to the Commission’s questionnaire and made their views known in writing. A number of independent importers in the Community and a non-Community trader also replied to the abovementioned questionnaire. Lastly, various trade associations representing two categories of Community consumers of the product, namely the metallurgical industry and the chemical industry, submitted comments in writing. The Commission sought and verified all the infor- mation it deemed necessary for the purposes of making a preliminary determination of dumping and consequent injury and carried out on-the-spot inspections of records at the premises of the following : (a) Community producers : — Industria Elletrica Indel (Indel), Belluno, Italy — Pechiney Electrometallurgie (PEM), Paris, France — Sociedad Espafiola de Carburos Metalicos, SA, Barcelona, Spain — Vereinigte Aluminium Werke AG (VAW), Bonn, Germany ; (b) Brazilian producers : — Camargo Correa Metais SA, Sdo Paulo — Companhia Brasileira Carboreto de Cilcio (CBCC), Rio de Janeiro — Companhia Ferroligas Minas Gerais (Minas- ligas), Contagem — Eletroila SA, Belo Horizonte — Ligas de Aluminio SA (Liasa), Belo Hori- zonte — Rima Electrometalurgia SA (RIMA), Belo Horizonte ; (c) Importer linked to a Brazilian producer: — Lilleby Metal Dortmund, Germany ; (d) Independent importer : — Rhéne-Poulenc, Courbevoie, France. The dumping investigation covered the period 1 January to 31 October 1990 (the investigation period).