12. 8. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 221/57 COMMISSION DECISION of 7 July 1988 on a request from Societa Idrocarburi Laziale SpA, Rome, concerning import into Italy of a consignment of styrene monomer originating in the United States . of America (Only the Italian text is authentic) (88/458/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Haviﬁg regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 of 23 July 1984 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761/87 (3, and in particular Article 16 thereof, After consultation within the Advisory Committee set up by Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84, WHEREAS : A. PROCEDURE (1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 1570/81 of 13 June 1981 (°) imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of 14,8 % on imports of styrene monomer originating in the United States of America, with the exception. of styrene monomer exported by Gulf Oil Chemicals Company. (2 On 28 July 1983 SIL (Societa Idrocarburi Laziale SpA), Rome, submitted an application to the Italian authorities under Article 15 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79 (*) for the reimbursement of {-- (), paid in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1570/81 as a definitive anti-dumping duty on a consignment of styrené monomer imported from | the United States of America.. The Italian authorities forwarded the request to the Commission, ruling it admissible but not expressing an opinion as to its merits. (3)  The applicant company was informed of the main facts and considerations on which the Commission planned to base its Decision, and had the () OJ No L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1. () OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 9. () OJ No L 154, 13. 6. 1981, p. 10. () OJ No L 339, 31. 12. 1979, p. 1. (') In the published text of this Decision, some figures have been’ omitted in accordance with the provisions on commercial confidentiality contained in Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84. ' opportunity to make comments on them. The arguments which it put forward and the additional documents which it supplied were duly taken into consideration before this Decision was reached. 4. The Commission informed the Member States and gave them its opinion. {No Member State expressed disagreement with the Commission’s opinion.) B. ADMISSIBILITY (5)  Before examining the merits of the application, the Commission investigated whether it had been made in accordance with the relevant provisions of Community anti-dumping legislation, in particular as regards the time limits. The application by SIL was submitted on 28 July 1983 on the basis of Article 15 of the anti-dumping legislation then in force, Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79. This was repealed and replaced by Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84, which entered into force on 1 August 1984 and also applies to proceedings already initiated (Article 19). The admissibility of the application was therefore examined in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84, in particular paragraph 2: ' ‘... the importer shall submit an application (...) within three months of the date on which the amount of the definitive duties to be levied. was duly determined by the competent authorities (. . .). (6) The complex circumstances of the import transaction in question made it necessary to examine the facts in the light of Council Directive 79/623/EEC of 25 June 1979 on. the harmoni- zation of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to customs debt (%) and Council Directive 79/695/EEC of 24 July 1979 on the harmonization of procedures for the release of goods for free circulation (7). () OJ No L 179, 17. 7. 1979, p. 31. () OJ No L 205, 13. 8. 1979, p. 19.