14. 11. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 328/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3296/92 of 12 November 1992 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or non-alloy steel, originating in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and the Republic of Croatia and terminating the anti-dumping proceeding with regard to the Republics of Serbia and of Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Republic of Slovenia THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ‘COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Europeaxi 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 11 thereof, . After consultations within the advisory committee as provided for by the abovementioned Regulation, Whereas : A. PROCEDURE (1) * In September 1991, the Commission received a complaint lodged by the liaison committee of the European Community steel tube industry on behalf of manufacturers representing the majority of the Community production of the products in ques- tion. (20 The complaint contained evidence of dumping with regard to the products in question originating in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Yugoslavia and of material injury resulting therefrom. This evidence was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. (3 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 into the Community of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or non-alloy steel, originating in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Yugoslavia, falling within CN codes 7304 10 10, 7304 10 30, 73043199, 73043991 and 73043993, and commenced an investigation. As for the latter country the Commission found that the products in question are produced exclusively in the territory which has now become the Republic of Croatia (hereinafter referred to as ‘Croatia’). () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No C 321, 12. 12. 1991, p. 7. V) ) 6 g ®) The Commission officially advised the exporting producers (hereinafter referrred to as the ‘produ- cers’) and importers known to the Commission to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting countries and the complainants. All parties directly concerned were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. All Community producers represented by the complainant, most of the producers of the coun- tries concerned and some of the importers made their 'views known in writing. Some of them requested and were granted hearings. No submissions were made by or on behalf of Community purchasers or processors of the products in question. The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion it deemed to be necessary for the purpose of a preliminary determination and carried out investi- gations at the premises of the following : (a) Community producers: — Mannesmann Réhrenwerke AG, Diisseldorf, Germany, — Benteler AG, Paderborn, Germany, — Rohrwerk Neue Maxhitte GmbH, Sulz- bach-Rosenberg, Germany, — Dalmine SpA, Dalmine, Italy, — Vallourec Industries, Boulogne Billancourt, France, — Babcock & Wilcox Espafiola SA, Galindo, Spain, ' — Tubos Reunidos SA, Bilbao, Spain, — British Steel Seamless Tubes, Corby, United Kingdom. (b) Importers in the Community : — Stahlrohr-Import ~ GmbH,  Diisseldorf, Germany, — Stahl-Rohr-Commerz GmbH, Diisseldorf, Germany, — Scopsi Jannone Arm., Naples, Italy. The investigation concerning dumping covered the period 1 January to 30 September 1991 (the ‘inves- tigation period’).