No L 235/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 8. 87 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2512/87 of 18 August 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2786/83 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of copper sulphate originating in Czechoslovakia and the USSR THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to 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 14 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Procedure (1) By Regulation (EEC) No 2786/83 (°) the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of copper sulphate originating in Czechoslovakia and the USSR and by Decision No 83/502/EEC (%) the Commission accepted an undertaking from one Czech exporter of copper sulphate. This underta- king was subsequently amended and accepted by Decision No 84/408/EEC (%). ‘ 2) In 1986, the Commission received a request for a review of the anti-dumping measures concerning imports of copper sulphate originating in Czechos- lovakia, Hungary, Poland and the USSR lodged by the European Council of Chemical Manufacturers Federations representing a major proportion of Community output of copper sulphate. This review request contained evidence of changed circum- stances sufficient to justify the need for review and accordingly the Commission announced, by a . notice published (%) in the Official Journal of the European Communities, the opening of a review investigation concerning imports of copper sulphate originating in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and the USSR, falling within subheading ex 28.38 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, and corresponding to NIMEXE code 28.38-27. () OJ No L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1. () OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 9. () OJ No L 274, 7. 10. 1983, p. 1. () OJ No L 281, 13. 10. 1983, p. 22. () OJ No L 225, 22. 8. 1984, p. 22. (9 OJ No C 200 9. 8. 1986, p. 4. &) “ The Commission officially so advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned and the Community producers and gave the parties directly concerned an opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing. Mest exporters concerned, some importers and all complainant Community producers made their views known in writing and requested and were granted hearings. No submissions were made by or on behalf of Community purchasers or processors of the, product. The Commission sought and verfied all informa- tion it deemed to be necessary and carried out investigations at the premises of the following : Community producers : — La Cornubia SA, Bordeaux, Franée, — NV Metallo-chimique, Beerse, Belgium, — Manica Spa, Rovereto, Italy. The Commission requested and received detailed written submissions from all complainant Commu- nity producers, most exporters and some importers and verified the information therein to the extent considered necessary. ' The investigation of dumping covered the period January to July 1986 inclusive. B. Normal value In order to establish whether there was renewed dumping of imports of copper sulphate from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and the USSR the Commission had to take account of the fact that these countries do not have market economies and the Commission therefore had to base its determinations on the normal value in a market- economy country. In this connection, the Commu- nity industry had suggested the United States as an appropriate analogue market. All US producers of copper sulphate known to the Commission were, however, unwilling to cooperate in the investiga- tion. Some of the exporters concerned had objected to the use of the US market and one had suggested Thailand as being a more appropriate choice. Other exporters objected to the choice of Thailand arguing that the relatively small quantities produced in Thailand would result in high unit