No L 294/10 Official Journal of the Eurepean Communities 13. 10. 89 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3074/89 of 11 October 1989 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of welded tubes originating in Yugoslavia and Romania 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 Economic Community (), and in- particular Article 11 thereof, After consultations within the  Advisory Committee as provided for by the abovementioned Regulation, Whereas : &) 3 A. PROCEDURE In February 1988 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 question. The complaint contained evidence of dumping and of injury caused thereby which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. The Commission accordingly announced, by notice- published in the Official Journal of the European Communites (%} the initiation of an anti-dumping concerning imports into the Community of certain welded tubes of iron or non-alloy steel -falling: 7306 30 59, within CN - codes 7306 30 51, ex 73063071 and ex 7306 30 79. The Commission officially advised the producers/ exporters and importers known to the Commission to be concerned and the complainant and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to. request a hearing: During the investigation, the Commission was informed that more Yugoslavian producers than previously known were involved in the case. The Commission  additionally  gave them the opportunity to_make known their views. Furthermore the exporters concerned asked for extensions for replying to the Commission’s questionnaires. () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No C 241, 16. 9. 1988, p. 3. “) ® © @ Consequently, the Commission was forced to overdraw the set time limits. Most of the Community producers, some of the importers, a Yugoslavian producer/exporter and the Romanian exporter made known their views in writing. Some of them requested and were granted hearings. The Commission sought and verified all information it deemed to be necessary for the purposes of establishing the facts and carried out inspections at-the premises of the following: (a) EC producers: — Mannesmannrdhren-Werke AG, Diisseldorf, Germany, — IBS (United Tube Mills), Athens, Greece, — Dalmine SpA, Dalmine, Italy, — Arbed SA, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; (b) Non EC-producer/exporter : — Zeljezara Sisak, Sisak, Yugoslavia ; (c) EC importers: — Mannesmann Handel Germany, — Montan Handel Peter Richter & Co, Diisseldorf, Germany. AG, Disseldorf, The investigation of dumping covered the period” from 1 July 1987 to 30 ‘June 1988. B. DUMPING (2) Normal value Yugoslavia Normal value was established on the basis of the comparable prices -actually paid or payable in:the ordinary course of trade for the like product on the Yugoslavian market. Domestic sales considered for calculation of normal value were made to independent customers at a profit in substantial quantities. The weighted average of the prices of these sales were therefore considered to be representative of-the Yugoslavian domestic market. Due to the high inflation rate in Yugoslavia during the investigation period normal values were calculated month by month. The exchange rates used for calculation are the official Yugoslavian rates, published by the Yugoslavian administration.