31.12. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 362/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3836/91 of 19 December 1991 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of dihydrostreptomycin originating in the People’s Republic of China and definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty THE COUNCIL 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 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, submitted after consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided under the above Regulation, A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES (1) The Commission, by Regulation (EEC) No 2054/91 (3, (hereafter referred to as the provi- sional Regulation) imposed a provisional anti- dumping duty on imports of dihydrostreptomycin (hereafter referred to as DHS) originating in the People’s Republic of China. The Council, by Regu- lation (EEC) No 3090/91 (%) extended this duty for a period not exceeding two months. (2 The Commission did not impose measures con- cerning Japan, since it found that dumped Japa- nese imports did not cause any injury to the Community industry. In this respect the proceed- ing concerning Japan has been terminated by a Commission decision. B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE (3) Following the imposition of the provisional anti- dumping duty, the Chinese exporters as well as the . () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () O] No L 187, 13. 7. 1991, p. 23. () OJ No L 293, 24. 10. 1991, p. 1. @ ©) © @) @ complainants, requested, and were granted an opportunity to be heard by the Commission. They also made wriften submissions making known their views on the findings. The oral and written comments submitted by the parties were considered and, where appropriate, the Commission’s findings were modified to take account of them. Owing to the complexity of the proceeding, in particular to the detailed verification of the data involved and the numerous arguments put forward, the investigation could not be concluded within the time limit provided for in Article 7 (9) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 (hereafter referred to as the basic Regulation). C. DUMPING (a) Normal value For the purpose of the definitive findings, normal value was, in general, established on the basis of the same method as that used in the. provisional findings. As explained in recitals 10 to 15 of the provisional Regulation, normal value for the Chinese exporters was established on the basis of the constructed normal value in Japan. DHS is only produced in two countries apart from the Community, one of which is the People’s Republic of China and the other, Japan, which has a particular market situation. According to Article 2 (5) of the basic Regulation, the normal value has to be established in an appropriate and not unrea- sonable manner on the basis of the prices or the constructed value in a market economy third