No L 221/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 8. 86 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2516/86 of 4 August 1986 ! imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of housed bearing units originating in Japan THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 of 23 July 1984 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (!), and in particular Articles 11 and 14 thereof, After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above. Regulation, Whereas : A. PROCEEDING 1. In January 1985, the Commission received a request asking it to review its Decision of 3 June 1978 () accepting the undertakings given by certain Japanese producers/exporters during the proceeding initiated in 1977 concerning imports of housed bearing units originating in Japan (%), and to initiate an investiga- tion of those Japanese producers/exporters who either had not given such an undertaking or had not been’ included in the previous investigation. 2. The request, submitted by the Federation of European Bearing Manufacturers’ Associations (FEBMA) on behalf of a group of manufacturers of housed bearing units representing practically all Community produc- tion of the products in question, included evidence of changed circumstances judged sufficient to justify a review of the Decision referred to above and the reopening of the investigation. The Commission therefore announced, in a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities ('), the reopening of the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of housed bearing units falling within subheading ex 84.63 B I of the Common Customs Tariff corresponding to NIMEXE code ex 84.63-12, originating in Japan. 3. In that notice the Commission specified a period within which interested parties could make known their views in writing and apply to be heard. 4. The producers/exporters and importers of housed bearing units, the representatives of the exporting () OJ No L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1. () O] No C 129, 3. 6.-1978, p. 3. () O] No C 257, 26. 10. 1977, p. 2. () OJ No C 132, 31. 5. 1985, p. 2. country and the complainants and certain importers made known their views in writing, in some cases by replying to the questionnaires sent to them. Some of them also applied to be heard and a hearing was granted. ' 5. All the producers/exporters, the complainants and certain importers made known their views in writing, in some cases by replying to the questionnaires sent to them. Some of them also applied to be heard, and a hearing was granted. 6. During the period specified in the notice of reop- ening of the proceeding, a Japanese producer of housed bearing units contacted the Commission and offered to cooperate with the investigation. However, since this producer said that it had not sold housed bearing units for export to the Community during the reference period referred to at B (a) below, it was not included in the investigation. 7. No submissions were made by Community users of housed bearing units. 8. The Commission collected all the information it deemed necessary for the investigation and for a preliminary determination of the facts, and verified it as far as possible in the time available. 9. It carried out investigations at the premises of the following companies : Non-EEC producers/exporters : Asahi Seiko Co. Ltd (Asahi), Osaka, Koyo Seiko Co. Ltd (Koyo), Osaka, Nachi Fujikoshi Corporation (Nachi), Tokyo, Nippon Pillow Block Sales Co. Ltd (FYH), Tokyo, Nippon Seiko KK (NSK), Tokyo, NTN Toyo Bearing Ltd (NTN), Osaka, Showa Pillow Mfg. Co. Ltd (NBR), Osaka; NSk - EEC producers : 1. RHP Group plc, Billericay, Essex, UK, 2. RIV-SKF Industrie SpA, Turin, Italy, 3. Schaeffler Wilzlager GmbH, Homburg, Germany. B. DUMPING (a) General 10. The dufnping investigation covered the period 1 December 1984 to 31 May 1985.