27. 3. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 80/51 COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1990 ~concerning applications for the refund of anti-dumping duties collected on certain the imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America (Quantum Chemical Corporation) (Only the English and Dutch texts are authentic) (91/165/EEC) 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 Economic Community (*), and in particular Article 16 thereof, Whereas : O @ G A. PROCEDURE Council Regulation (EEC) No 2357/87 (3 amended Regulation (EEC) No 1282/81 (*) imposing a defini- tive anti-dumping duty on imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America. Anti-dumping duty of 5,9 % was applied to the American company US Industrial Chemical Co., later to become Quantum Chemical Corpora- tion, to which the 5,9 % duty was declared to be applicable by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2166/89 (%) Council Regulation (EEC) No 490/90 (°) repealed Regulation (EEC) No 2357/87 and terminated the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States. Thus, since 2 March 1990, anti-dumping duty can no longer be imposed on imports of vinyl acetate monomer. Commission Decision 90/461/EEC (), which sets out the details of the case, the procedure, and the arguments of the applicant, refunded part of the anti-dumping duties paid by Quantum Chemical () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. ) OJ No L 213, 4. 8. 1987, p. 32. () OF No L 129, 15. 5. 1981, p. 1. ) ©) (6 @ ® Europe BV, Bavel, Netherlands (hereinafter referred to as ‘Quantum’), in respect of the ‘import in the period May 1988 to March 1989 of vinyl acetate monomer produced and exported by the Quantum Chemical Corporation. The Decision stated that Quantum’s applications for the period 1 April 1989 to 1 March 1990, the expiry date of the anti- dumping duty applied, would be examined before a further decision was taken. For this second period, Quantum, which imported into the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, submitted recurring applications for the sums of Fl [...]and £ [...]0). The applicant was informed of the results of the examination after the evidence adduced had been verified and had the opportunity to submit its comments. In the notified English and Dutch versions of the abovementioned Decision, a clerical error was found concerning the sums to be refunded. The applicant was told that this error would be rectified in that Decision. Pursuant to Article 16-(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, the Commission informed the Member States and gave its opinion on the applications’ admissibility and merits. No Member State raised any objection. B. ADMISSIBILITY The applications are admissible in that they were introduced in conformity with the relevant provi- sions of the Community’s anti-dumping legislation, in particular with regard to time limits. () In accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, () OJ No L 208, 20. 7. 1989, p. 2. ) O] No L 53, 1. 3. 1990, p. 1 (9 OJ No L 240, 3. 9. 1990, p. 21. which deals with the non-disclosure of business secrets, cer- tain figures have been omitted from the published version of this Decision.