18. 7. 92 No L 199/8 Official Journal of the European Communities COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1994/92 of 14 July 1992 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of outer rings of tapered roller bearings 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 7 preliminary determination and carried out investi- gations at the premises of the following : (a) Community producers/related sales companies : — France: — SKF France SA, Clamart, — Timken France, Colmar; thereof, — Germany : v After consultations within the Advisory Committee as — FAG I’(ugelﬁscher Georg Schafer KGaA, Schweinfurt, provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. PROCEDURE (1)) In September 1990, the Commission received a written complaint lodged by the Federation of European Bearing Manufacturers’ Associations (Febma). The output of the members of this Federation allegedly represented a major propor- tion of the Community production of the product in question. — SKF GmbH, Schweinfurt ; — United Kingdom : — British Timken, Duston, — SKF (UK) Ltd, Luton; (b) producers in Japan : — Koyo Seiko Co. Ltd, Osaka, — NTN Corporation, Osaka ; (c) related importers in the Community : — France : — Koyo France SA, Argenteuil, — NTN FPrance SA, Schweighouse-sut- (2) - The complaint contained evidence of dumping of Moder ; outer rings of tapered roller bearings originating in Japan and of material injury resulting therefrom. — Germany : This evidence was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. (3  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 outer rings of tapered roller bearings originating in Japan, falling within combined nomenclature (CN) code ex 848299 00 and commenced an investigation. — Deutsche Koyo Wilzlager Verkaufs GmbH, Hamburg, — NTN Wilzlager Erkrath ; — United Kingdom : — Koyo (UK) Ltd, Milton Keynes, — NTN (UK) Ltd, Lichfield. (Buropa) GmbH, (6)  The investigation concerning dumping covered the 4  The Commission officially advised all Community period 1 January to 31 December 1990 (the ‘inves- producers, importers and Japanese manufacturers tigation period’). known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country, and the complainants. All parties directly concerned were given the opportu- nity to make their views known in writing and to B. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION LIKE : PRODUCT request a hearing. (5 The Commission sought and verified all informa- (7)  The products concerned in this proceeding are the tion it deemed to be necessary for the purposes of a () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No C 2, 4. 1. 1991, p. 8. outer rings of tapered roller bearings. In the bearing industry they are commonly called ‘TRB cups’ and are hereinafter referred to in this Regula- tion as such.