No L 101/24 Official Journal of the European. Communities 20. 4. 88 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 18 April 1988 terminating the investigation under Article 13 (10) of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 concerning certain hydraulic excavators assembled or produced in the Community (88/225/EEC) 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 ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761/87 (}), and in particular Article 13 (10) thereof, ' After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Procedure (1) In September 1987, the Commission received a complaint lodged by the Committee for European Construction Equipment representing practically all Community production of the product in question. * The complaint contained sufficient evidence to the effect that following the opening of the investigation on hydraulic excavators originating in Japan (°), which led to the adoption of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1877/85(") imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1. () OJ No 3 O] No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 9. % OJ No C 201, 31. 7. 1984, p. 3. () OJ No L 176, 6. 7. 1985, p. 1. imports of those products, one.company was assembling hydraulic excavators in the Community under the conditions referred to in_Article 13 (10) of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84. After consul- tation, the Commission accordingly announced, by notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(), the initiation of an investigation, under the said “Article 13 (10), concerning hydraulic excavators assembled in the Community by Komatsu (UK) Ltd, Birtley, County Durham, United Kingdom. | 2) . The Commission -so advised the company concerned, the representatives of Japan and the complainants and gave the parties "directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing. (3) The company concerned as well as the complainants made their views known in writing. They did not request hearings by the Commission. 4) No submissions were made by purchasers of hydraulic excavators assembled in the Community. The Commission sought and verified all information it deemed necessary for the purpose of the assessment of the character of the alleged assembly operations and carried out investigations at the premises of Komatsu (UK) Ltd, Birtley, County Durham, United Kingdom. (5 - The period of investigation was from 1 January to 30 September 1987. () OJ No C 285, 23. 10. 1987, p. 4.