No L 343/34 ' Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 12. 88 COMMISSION DECISION of 12 December 1988 accepting undemkings given in connection with the aﬁtl-dumpnng review concemlng lmpom of oxalic acid originating in China or Czechoslovakia and termmatmg the review (88/623/EEC) THE CdMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty estabhshmg the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European . Economic Community (), and in particular Article 15 thereof, After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for by the abovementioned Regulation, Whereas : A. Procedure (1) In September 1981 the Commission initiated an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of oxalic acid originating in China or Czechoslovakia. () Provisional measures - were adopted by the Commission ; in May 1982 Council Regulation (BEEC) ~No -1283/82(3) imposed a 342 % ad valorem definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of oxalic acid originating in China and by Decision 82/335/EEC (°) the Commission accepted a price undertaking concerning Chemapol’s exports to the Community of oxalic acid originating in Czechos- lovakia. i (3 In accordance with Article 15 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761/87(), the Commission published a notice () in December 1986 concerning the 1mpend|ng expires of those measures @ In April 1987 Destilados Agricolas Vimbodi SA (DAVSA), a manufacturer accounting for a large proportion of Community production of oxalic ) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. % OJ No L 148, 27. 5. 1982, p. 37. () OJ No L 148, 27. 5. 1982, p. Sl. () OJ No L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1. %9 OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 9. (9 OJ No C 335, 30. 12. 1986, p. 11. ©® ) ® ©) acid, requested a review, within the meaning of Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84, of the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports into the Community of oxalic acid originating in China or Czechoslovakia. The request, which showed that the expiry of the measures in force would lead again to injury and followed a complaint lodged by the same -company concerning imports of oxalic acid originating in Taiwan- and South Korea, contained evidence which, after consultations, were judged sufficient to warrant a review of the measures concerned. The Commission accordingly published a notice of in the Official Journal of the European Communities(’) announcing the initiation of a- review of anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of oxalic acid falling within subheading ex 29.15 A I of the Common Customs Tariff and NIMEXE code ex 29.15-11, corresponding to CN code 2917 11 00, originating in China or Czechos- lovakia, and initiated an investigation. The Commission officially informed the exporters and importers known to be concerned, Community producers and representatives of the non-member countries concerned. It gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing. The exporters known to be concerned, a number of importers and the Community producers made known their views within the period allowed. Some of them, and also the Czechoslovak authorities, requested hearings, which were granted. The Chinese - authorities submitted written comments. Those comments were not submitted within the period referred to in the notice of review and were accordingly not taken into consideration. 3 No Community buyers or processors of the product concerned submitted comments within the period allowed. () OJ No C 137, 22. 5. 1987, p. 4.