No L 131/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 5. 89 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1306/89 - of 11 May 1989 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of light sodium carbonate originating in Bulgaria, the German Democratic Republic, Poland and Romania THE COUNCIL 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- Economic Community ('), and in particular ) in diameter, with or without added sand. It falls within CN codes ex 2836 20 00 and ex 3823 90 98. The Commission officially advised -the exporters and importers known: to -be concerned and the complainants, and. gave interested parties the opportunity to make known their views in-writing and to request a hearing. " () The Community producers, the exporters and some Article 15 thereof, importers made known their views in writing. Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, (6)  The exporters from Romania, Poland, the German presented after consultation - within the Advisory. Democratic Republic and Bulgaria as well as three Committee as provided for by.that Regulation, importers asked for an opportunity to make known their views orally and their request was accepted. Whereas : (77 The Commission - gathered and verified all A. PROCEDURE (1)  In February 1983 the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) No 273/83- imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of light sodium carbonate originating in Bulgaria, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union(®). In  June 1986 it adopted Regulation (EEC) No 1946/86 (°) extending the scope of the initial Regulation. In November 1987 (*) the impending expiry of the anti-dumping duty. (2) - Following  publication by the Commission in November 1987 of the notice -of expiry of the measures in force, in January 1988 the Commission received a request for a review from Cefic (European- Council of Chemical Manufac- turers’ Federations) accounting for almost all Community production of the product in question. The complaint contained evidence that the expiry of the measure would result in renewed injury ; that evidence was judged sufficient- to justify the initiation of an investigation. The Commission therefore gave notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities (%). (3)  The product in quéstion is light sodium carbonate with a specific weight of less than 0,700 kg/dm? in the form of powder or grains of less than 0,4 mm () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 32, 3. 2. 1983, p. 1. () OJ No L 169, 26. 6. 1986, p. 1. (9 OJ No C 317, 28. 11. 1987, p. S. () OF No C 162, 21. 6. 1988, p. 9. Commission gave notice of the @ ® (10) information it deemed to be necessary to establish whether there was dumping, injury or the threat of injury, and carried out investigations at the premises of all the Community producers : — Solvay, Belgium, — Solvay, France, — Rhéne-Poulenc, France, — Solvay, Italy, — Chemische Fabrik Kalk, Germany, — Matthes & Weber, Germany, — Deutsche Solvay, Germany, — Akzo, Netherlands, — ICI, United Kingdom, — Solvay, Spain, — Soda Povoa, Portugal, and of the main importers concerned: — Brenntag UK Ltd, United Kingdom, — Helm AG, Germany, — Megachem, Germany. The Commission also~visited the premises of a producer in the reference country, viz. Alcali SA, Monterrey, Mexico. The investigation. into dumping and price differences covered the period from 1 January 1987 to 31 May 1988. B. DUMPING I. Normal value In order to establish whether the imports from Bulgaria, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union were being dumped, the Commission, in view of the fact that these countries do not have market economies, was