24.3.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L75/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 617/2000 of 16 March 2000 imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of solutions of urea and ammonium nitrate originating in Algeria, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine and accepting, on a provisional basis, an undertaking offered by an exporting producer in Algeria 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 (!), and in particular Article 7 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: ( ( ) ) 0] 0] A. PROCEDURE On 26 June 1999, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (%) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘notice of initiation’), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Community of solutions of urea and ammonium nitrate (UAN), originating in Algeria, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, the Slovak Republic, and Ukraine. The proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged by the European Fertiliser Manufacturers Associa- tion (EFMA) on behalf of a major proportion of Community producers. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the product concerned and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was consid- ered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. The Commission officially advised the complainant Community producers, exporting producers and import- ers, suppliers and users known to be concerned as well as associations concerned and representatives of the exporting countries, and the EU-Lithuania and EU- Slovak Republic Association Councils of the opening of the proceeding. Interested parties were given an oppor- tunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation. In order to allow exporting producers in Russia to submit a claim for market economy status or individual treatment, if they so wished, the Commission sent market economy status/individual treatment claim forms to the Russian exporting producers known to be concerned. Claims for market economy status were received from two exporting producers. L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. C 181, 26.6.1999, p. 27. () The Commission sent questionnaires to all parties known to be concerned. Replies were received from 10 complainant Community producers, seven exporting producers, and 13 importers in the Community. The Commission sought and verified all the information deemed necessary for a provisional determination of dumping and injury and carried out verifications at the premises of the following companies: a) Complainant Community producers 1. Agrolinz Melamin GmbH, ADM, Linz, Austria, 2. DSM Agro BV, Sittard, Netherlands, 3. Fertiberia SA, Madrid, Spain, 4. Grande Paroisse SA, Paris, France, 5. Hydro Agri Kingdom, Chafers, Immingham, United Hydro Agri France, Nanterre, France, Hydro Agri Rostock, Rostock, Germany, Hydro Agri Sluiskil BV, Sluiskil, Netherlands, RS Kemira Agro Rozenburg BV, Rotterdam, Nether- lands, 10. SKW  Stickstoffwerke Germany. Piesteritz, ~Wittenberg, = Exporting producers from the countries concerned 1. JSC Achema, Jonava, Lithuania, 2. Duslo AS, Sala, Slovak Republic, 3. JSC Nevinnomyssky Azot, Nevinnomyssk, Russia, 4. JSC Novolon, Moscow, Russia. c) Importers 1. Agrobaltic, Rostock, Germany, 2. Champagne Fertilisants SA Reims, France, 3. Common Market Fertilisers (CMF), Brussels, Belgium, 4. Evertrade, Paris, France, 5. Francefert SA Le Chesnay, France, 6. Helm Dungemittel GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, 7. Helm Engrais France, Puteaux, France, 8. UNCAA, Paris, France, 9. Wittraco, Hamburg, Germany.