12.1.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L71 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 59/2000 of 5 January 2000 initiating a ‘new exporter’ review of Council Regulation (EC) No 393/98 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China, repealing the duty with regard to imports from one exporting producer 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 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (3, and in particular Article 11(3) and (4) thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. REQUEST FOR A REVIEW The Commission has received an application for a ‘new exporter’ review pursuant to Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the basic Regulation’). The application was lodged by Bulten Fasteners China Co. Ltd (hereinafter referred to as ‘the applicant), an exporting producer in the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as ‘the PRC). B. PRODUCT The product concerned is stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof (hereafter referred to as ‘SSFs’), originating in the PRC. The product described is currently classifi- able within CN codes 73181210, 73181410, 7318 15 30, 7318 15 51, 7318 15 61, 7318 15 70 and 7318 16 30. These CN codes are only given for informa- tion. C. EXISTING MEASURES By Council Regulation (EC) No 393/98 (*), the Council imposed, inter alia, a definitive anti-dumping duty of 74,7 % on imports of the product concerned originating in the PRC, with the exception of imports from two exporting producers for which the Council imposed individual duty rates. 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. oj L 0] L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18. oj L 50, 20.2.1998, p. 1. D. GROUNDS FOR THE REVIEW The applicant, has claimed that it operates under market economy conditions as provided for in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation, that it meets the conditions for individual treatment, that it is not related to the Chinese exporting producers which are subject to the abovemen- tioned anti-dumping measures, and that it started exporting to the Community after the period of investi- gations on which the anti-dumping measures were based, i.e. the period from 1 January 1996 to 30 November 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the original investigation period). 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(3) and (4) of the basic Regulation with a view to determining the applicant'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. E. PROCEDURE Questionnaires In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send question- naires to the exporting producer, the importer named in the application, and to the authorities of the PRC. 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.