26. 9. 92 Official journal of the European Communities No L 282/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2799/92 of 25 September 1992 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of deadburned (sintered) magnesia originating in the People’s Republic of China 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 consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. PROCEDURE (1)  In October 1991 the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(*), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of deadburned magnesia falling within CN code 2519 90 30, originating in the People’s Republic of China. (2) The Commission officially informed the exporters and importers known to be concerned, the repre- sentatives of the exporting country and the complainants. - It requested the parties concerned to reply to the questionnaires which had been sent to them and gave them the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing, (3)  All the complainant Community producers, repre- senting the entire Community production of natural deadburned magnesite, replied to the ques- tionnaires (see recital 6). Eurométaux, on behalf of the Community producers, made its views known in writing and requested a hearing which the Commission granted. (4  Five Chinese trading organizations, hereafter referred to as Chinese exporters, (Llaoning Metals & Minerals Import and Export Corporation, China Metallurgical Import and Export Corporation, Citic Trading Inc., China Metallurgical Import and Export Corporation, Dalian Branch, China () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No C 276, 23. 10. 1991. ®) ® National Minerals Import and Export Corporation) replied to the questionnaires. In addition, the principal organization in the People’s Republic of China with responsibility for trade in deadburned magnesite, the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals and Chemicals Importers and Exporters, made known in writing the views of the cooperating Chinese exporters. That organization and the cooperating Chinese exporters sought a hearing and this was granted by the Commission. It became apparent, after a comparison with the Eurostat Official Statistics, that the five Chinese exporters which cooperated accounted for approxi- mately 33 % of exports of deadburned magnesite from the People’s Republic of China to the Community and that no information, apart from Eurostat, was available regarding exports by other Chinese exporters. The Commission sent questionnaires to the impor- ters listed in the complaint. In addition two other importers made themselves known to the Commission within the period speci- fied in the notice of initiation. It became apparent, after a comparison with the Eurostat Official Statistics, that the four Commu- nity importers which cooperated accounted for approximately 67 % of imports of deadburned magnesite from the People’s Republic of China to the Community. The Commission investigated and verified all the information considered necessary for the purposes of a preliminary determination of dumping and resultant injury. To this end it carried out an inves- tigation at the premises of the following : (a) Community producers: — Grecian Magnesite SA, Athens, Greece, — Financial Mining, Industrial and Shipping Corporation, Athens, Greece (Fimisco), — Magnomin SA, Thessaloniki, Greece, — Magnesitas Navarras, Pamplona, Spain. Two of the Greek producers, Financial Mining Industrial and Shipping Corporation (Fimisco) and Macedonian Magnesite Mining Industrial Shipping Co. ceased all operations in November 1991.