No L 78/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 3. 89 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 707/89 of 17 March 1989 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of calcium. metal orginating in the People’s Republic of China or the Soviet Union 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 subsidized imports from countries not members.-of the European Econoemic Community (), and in particular Article 11 thereof, After- consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for in the above Regulation;;: Whereas : @ A. Procedure In July 1987 the Commission received a complaint from the electrometallurgy and - electrochemistry tradé association, the Chambre syndicale de I'électrométallurgie et de I'électrochimie, on behalf of a Community producer representing the entire Community production of calcium metal. The complaint contained evidence of dumping and of resulting material injury which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. The Commission accordingly announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(?), the. initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of calcium metal originating in the People’s Republic of China or the Soviet Union. The product concerned is an alkaline earth metal corresponding to CN code 2805 21 00. The Commission gave - official- notice - of the initiation of the proceeding to the exporters and importers- known -to-be concerned, the represen- tatives of the two- exporting countries and the complainant. It asked the parties directly concerned to answer thé questiennaires which had been sent to them, giving them an opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing. The Chinese exporter, two importers and the complainant returned the questionnaire to the Commission duly completed. The other importers () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No C 20, 26. 1. 1988, p. 3. &) ) ) () @ answered the questionnaire in part. The Soviet exporter argued that no calcium metal had been exported direct to the Community during the reference period. The Chinese and Soviet exporters and two importers stated their views in writing. The Soviet - exporter and one of the importers requested and were granted a hearing ; the Chinese exporter also requested a hearing but was unable to follow up the Commission’s favourable response. The Commission - sought and verified all information it deemed necessary and carried out inspections at the premises of the Community producer, Péchiney (France) and one of the importers, Extramet (France). The Commission also visited the premises of the producer in the reference country, Quigly-Pfizer, New York. The. investigation -of dumping covered the period from 1 January 1987 to 31 December 1987. B. Description of the product Calcium metal, which is used chiefly in-the metal and uranium. industries, is produced in two ways : . — the first procedure, the reduction of lime with aluminium, which may be followed by redistil- lation, is used by all" western  producers, including the Community producer, which- distinguishes for the purposes of commercial designation between R calcium (without redistillation) and N calcium (obtained following redistillation), — the second procedure, the igneous. electrolysis of calcium, is used by Chinese and Soviet producers-and ‘may be followed by redistillation in the Community. Redistillation increases -the purity of the product, up to a maximum degree corresponding to the ‘nuclear’ quality used in the production -of uranium, which only the Community producer . supplies.. within the- Community.’ The product is available in various forms : chunks, chips and grains (or granules), which are obtained in the Community by the importers and by the producer once the physical form has been processed according to specific procedures.