6.7.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 166/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1472/2000 of 6 July 2000 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of polyester staple fibres originating in India and the Republic of Korea THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 905/98 () and in particular Article 7 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE In August 1999 and November 1999, the Commission received complaints requesting the initiation of anti- dumping proceedings with regard to imports into the Community of polyester staple fibres (PSF) originating in the Republic of Korea and India, respectively. These complaints were lodged by the International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee (‘CIRFS) acting on behalf of the following companies: Tergal Fibres (France), Du Pont de Nemours (Deutschland) GmbH, Mirkische Faser AG and Trevira GmbH and Co. (Germany), Wellman International Ltd. (Ireland), Monte- fibre SpA (Italy), Trevira Fibras (Portugal) and Catalana de Polimers (Spain). These producers represented a major proportion of the total Community production of PSF. The complaints contained evidence of dumping of the product concerned and of material injury resulting there- from, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of proceedings for both of these countries. Accordingly, the Commission announced by notices published in the Official Journal of the European Commu- nities (°) (*) the initiation of anti-dumping proceedings and commenced investigations. There are definitive anti-dumping measures currently in force on imports of PSF originating in Belarus (Council 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18. 285, 7.10.1999, p. 3. 369, 21.12.1999, p. 20. eoleolnln Regulation (EC) No 1490/96 (°)) and Taiwan (Council Regulation (EC) No 1728/1999 (%)). By Commission Regulation (EC) No 124/2000 () the Commission imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of PSF originating in Australia, Indonesia and Thailand. By Council Regulation (EC) No 978/2000 (%) definitive countervailing duties were imposed on imports of PSF originating in Australia, Indonesia and Taiwan. The definitive anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 54/93 (°) on imports of PSF originating in India were allowed to lapse on 15 January 1998, while those concerning imports of PSF from the Republic of Korea were repealed in August 1999 (Council Regulation (EC) No 1728/1999). For administrative reasons and as the two current proceedings were carried out using data for the same investigation period, it was considered appropriate to merge them into one investigation. The Commission officially advised the complainant Community producers, exporting producers and im- porters known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting countries as well as Community users and suppliers of the initiation of the proceeding. The parties directly concerned were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the applicable notice of initiation. The Commission sent questionnaires to all parties known to be concerned and received replies from seven complaining Community producers, as well as five exporting producers, two importer/users and one user for the proceeding concerning the Republic of Korea, and three exporting producers one importer/user, two importers and one user for the proceeding concerning India. 189, 30.7.1996, p. 13. 204, 4.8.1999, p. 3. 113, 12.5.2000, p. 1. 9, 15.1.1993, p. 2. () O] L () O] L () O] L 16, 21.1.2000, p. 30. () O] L () O] L