31. 7. 90 Official ' Journal of the European Communities No L 202/47 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 26 July 1990 terminating an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain single phase, two-speed electric' motors originating in Bulgaria, Romania and Czechoslovakia (90/399/EEC) 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 subsi- dized imports from countries not members of the Euro- pean Economic Community (*), and in particular Article 9 thereof, After consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for by Regulation {(EEC) No 2423/88, Whereas : A. PROCEDURE (1)  In July 1989 the Commission received a complaint lodged by Associazione Nazionale Industrie Elet- trotechniche ed Elettroniche (ANIE), Italy, Groupe- ment des Industries de Matériels d’Equipement Electrique et de L’Electronique Industrielle Asso- ciée (Gimelec), France and Asociacién Nacional de Fabricantes de Bienes de Equipo (Sercobe), Spain, trade associations which represent the majority of the Community production of the electric- motors concerned. The complaint was accompanied by sufficient evidence of dumping and injury to justify the initi- ation of an investigation. Consequently, the. Commission published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communi- ties() announcing: the initiation of an anti- dumping proceeding concerning-imports into the Community of certain single phase, two-speed elec- () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () O] No C 286, 14. 11. 1989, p. 11. &) @) Q] tric motors originating in Bulgaria, Romania and: Czechoslovakia falling within CN code 8501 40 90, and started an investigation. B. PRODUCT The products- allegedly being dumped -are AC, single phase, two-speed, electric motors used in the construction of low-speed washing machines. These electric motors fall within CN code 8501 40 90. It should be noted that electric motors of the type described are used only in washing machines destined for markets in the southern.half of the Community, i.e. France, Spain,-Italy, Greece -and Portugal,, owing to the fact that the washing machine motors that are produced and used in northern Community countries have different tech-. nical specifications and fall “within- different CN codes.. When considering the ‘likeness’ between the Community electric motors concerned and the exported electric motors which are the subject of this proceeding, the Commission established that these motors were alike in their essential character and identical in their use. None of those concerned commented on this question, within the meaning of Article 2 (12) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88. -C. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE The Commission officially notified the exporters - and importers known te be concerned, representa- tives- of the exporting countries and the complai- nants, giving those: directly concerned the opportu- nity to make their views known in writing and te - request a hearing. Some of them asked for and received a hearing from the Commission. Some importers made their views known in writing.