16. 7. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 197/25 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1956/92 of 7 July 1992 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of synthetic fibres of polyesters originating in India and the Republic of Korea 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 Community (), and in particular Article 11 thereof, After consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : ) A. PROCEDURE In September 1990 the Commission received a written complaint lodged by the International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee (IRSFC) on behalf of producers whose collective output of synthetic fibres of polyester was stated to constitute a major proportion of Community production of the product in question. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the product concerned originating in India and the Republic of Korea (Korea), and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initia- tion of a proceeding. The Commission accordingly announced, by notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities () the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Commu- nity of synthetic fibres of polyester, falling within CN code 5503 20 00 and originating in India and Korea and commenced an investigation. It has to be noted that a review of the anti- dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3946/88 () on imports of synthetic fibres of polyesters originating in Mexico, Romania, Turkey, Taiwan, the United States of America and Yugoslavia based on Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 was carried out concurrently (%). () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. 2 OJ No C 291, 21. 11. 1990, p. 20. () OF No L 348, 17. 12. 1988, p. 49. () OJ No C 230, 15. 9. 1990, p. 3. @ 3 &) The Commission officially advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned, the repre- sentatives of the exporting countries and the complainant and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. All the known Korean exporters, most of the Indian exporters, and all complainant Community producers made their views known in writing. Submissions were also made by a number of importers. The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion it deemed to be necessary for the purposes of a preliminary determination and carried out investi- gations at the premises of the following : (a) Community producers — Hoechst AG, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, — Du Pont de Nemours GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany, — Enka AG, Wuppertal, Germany, — Rhoéne Poulenc Fibres SA, Lyon, France, — Weliman International Ltd, Mullagh-Kells, Ireland, — Enichem Fibre Spa, Milano, Italy, — Montefibre Spa, Milano, Italy, — Akzo NV, Arnhem, Netherlands, — Nurel SA, Barcelona, Spain, — La Seda de Barcelona SA, Barcelona, Spain, — Rhéne Poulenc Fibras SA, Barcelona, Spain, — Brilen SA, Barcelona, Spain, — Hoechst Fibras SA, Portalegre, Portugal. These Community producers are all members of IRSFC. (b) Indian exporting producers — ICI India Ltd, Bombay, — India Polyfibres Ltd, Lucknow, — Indian Organic Chemicals Ltd, Bombay, — JCT Fibres Itd, New Delhi, — Orissa Synthetics Ltd, New Delhi, — Reliance Industries Ltd, Bombay, -— Swadeshi Polytex Ltd, New Delhi.