No L 152/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 6. 92 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1451/92 of 2 June 1992 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of certain large electrolytic aluminium capacitors 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 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 11 thereof, After consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. PROCEDURE () In January 1991, the Commission received a written complaint lodged by the Federation for Appropriate Remedial Anti-Dumping (Farad) which represents a major proportion of the Community production of large electrolytic alumi- " nium capacitors. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the said product originating in Japan and of material injury resulting therefrom. This evidence was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. (2  The Commission accordingly announced by means of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(’) the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of certain large electrical capaci- tors, aluminium electrolytic, with a CV product (capacitance multiplied by rated voltage) between 18 000 and 310 000 puC (micro-coulombs), origina- ting in Japan falling within CN code ex 8532 22 00 (hereafter referred to as ‘LAECs’) and commenced an investigation. (3) The Commission officially advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned, the repre- sentatives of the exporting country and the complainant. Parties directly concerned were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. Three out of the seven known producers in Japan informed the Commission that they would not cooperate in the proceeding. (4 Representatives of the exporters, the complainant and one importer made their views known in () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No C 93, 11. 4. 1991, p. 5. ©) (© writing. Some exporters and related importers requested and were granted hearings. Representa- tions were also made by a Community user of the product concerned. The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion it deemed to be necessary for the purposes of a preliminary determination and carried out investi- gations at the premises of the following: (a) Community producers B.H. Components Ltd, Weymouth, United Kingdom, Nederlandse Philips Bedrijven BV, Zwolle, Netherlands, Roederstein GmbH, Kirchzarten, Germany ; (b) Producers in Japan Elna Co. Ltd, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa, Nichicon Corporation, Kyoto, Nippon Chemi-con Corporation, Tokyo, Rubycon Corporation, Ina Nagano; (c) Importers in the Community Germany — Europe Chemi-con (Deutschland) GmbH, Niirnberg, — Rubycon (Europe) GmbH, Diisseldorf, United Kingdom — Nichicon Europe Ltd, Camberley, — Rubycon Corporation (UK branch), Ruislip, Netherlands — Philips Consumer Electronics BV, Eind- hoven. The investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1990 (the investigation period). B. COMMUNITY INDUSTRY The Commission found that four large producers of LAEGCs and some small producers are established in the Community. Three of these large producers supported the complaint.