21.5.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 128/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 771/2005 of 20 May 2005 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating in the People’s Republic of China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (') (the ‘basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 7 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: *) e 0J 0 A. PROCEDURE 1. Initiation of the present proceeding In August 2004, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (?), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Community of stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating in the People’s Republic of China (the PRC), Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam and commenced an investigation. The proceeding was initiated as a result of a complaint lodged by the European Industrial Fasteners Institute (EIFT), on behalf of Community producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 50 %, of the total Community production of stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the said product and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. 2. Parties concerned and verification visits The Commission officially advised the applicant Community producers, their association, other Community producers, the exporting producers, importers, suppliers and users known to be concerned and the representatives of the exporting countries of the initiation of the proceeding. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation. Given the large number of known exporting producers in the PRC and Taiwan, Community producers and importers, sampling for the determination of dumping and injury was envisaged in the notice of initiation, in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. In order to allow exporting producers in the PRC and Vietnam to submit a claim for market economy treatment (MET) or individual treatment (IT), if they so wished, the Commission sent claim forms to the exporting producers known to be concerned and the authorities of the two countries. The Commission sent questionnaires to all parties known to be concerned and received replies from five sampled exporters in Taiwan, four sampled Community producers, two Community producers not selected in the sample, from two exporting producers in the PRC, two in Indonesia, two in Malaysia, two in the Philippines, four in Thailand, one in Vietnam, from four sampled importers, one Community user and from one upstream supplier in the Community. L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (O] L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12). C 212, 24.8.2004, p. 2.