24.3.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 75/45 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 621/2000 of 23 March 2000 initiating a ‘new exporter’ review of Council Regulation (EC) No 1950/97 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of sacks and bags made of polyethylene or polypropylene origin- ating, inter alia, in India, repealing the duty with regard to imports from one exporter in this country and making these imports subject to registration 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 (") (herein- after referred to as ‘the Basic Regulation’), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (3, and in particular Article 11(4) thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: Z3T= o000 LLLL laials — N =\ A. Request for a review The Commission has received an application for a ‘new exporter’ review pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Basic Regulation. The application was lodged by Subham Polymers Ltd (hereinafter referred to as ‘the applicant), an exporting producer in India. B. Product The product concerned is the same as that described in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1950/97 (%) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Regulation’), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 96/1999 (¥, woven sacks and bags of a kind used for packaging of goods, not knitted or crocheted, obtained from a polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like of woven fabrics weighing 120 g/m? or less. The product is currently classifiable within CN codes 6305 32 81, 6305 33 91, ex 39232100, ex 39232910 and ex 392329 90. These codes are given for information only. C. Existing measures The measures currently in force are a definitive anti- dumping duty imposed by the Regulation, under which imports into the Community of the product concerned originating in India and produced by this company are subject to a definitive antidumping duty of 36,0 %, with the exception of imports from several companies specifi- cally mentioned, which are subject to a lesser duty. The Regulation was subsequently amended by Regulation (EC) No 96/1999. 6, 6.3.1996, p. 1. 28, 30.4.1998, p. 18. 76, 9.10.1997, p. 1. 1, 16.1.1999, p. 1. D. Grounds for the review The applicant alleges that it did not export the product concerned to the Community during the period of investigation on which the anti-dumping measures were based, i.e. the period from 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the original invest- igation period)). The applicant further alleges that it has begun exporting the product concerned to the Community after the end of the investigation period, and that it is not related to any of the exporting producers of the product concerned which are subject to the abovementioned anti-dumping measures. E. Procedure Community producers known to be concerned have been informed of the above application and have been given an opportunity to comment. No comments have been received. Having examined the evidence available, the Commis- sion concludes that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a review pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Basic Regulation with a view to determining the appli- cant's individual margin of dumping and, should dumping be found, the level of duty to which its imports of the product concerned into the Community should be subject. (@) Questionnaires In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send a ques- tionnaire to the applicant. (b) Collection of information and holding of hearings All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known in writing and to provide supporting evidence. Furthermore, the Commission may hear inter- ested parties, provided that they make a request in writing and show that there are particular reasons why they should be heard. F. Repeal of the duty in force and registration of imports Pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Basic Regulation, the anti-dumping duty in force should be repealed with regard to imports of the product concerned originating in India which are produced and sold for export to the Community by the applicant. At the same time, such imports should be made subject to registration in accordance with Article 14(5) of that Regulation, in