1999/71/EC: Commission Decision of 6 January 1999 accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of hardboard originating in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland and terminating the proceeding without measures in respect of such imports originating in Brazil (notified under document number C(1998) 4533)

• Published date: 29 January 1999
• Subject Matter: Commercial policy,Dumping
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 22, 29 January 1999

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1999/71/EC: Commission Decision of 6 January 1999 accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of hardboard originating in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland and terminating the proceeding without measures in respect of such imports originating in Brazil (notified under document number C(1998) 4533)

Official Journal L 022 , 29/01/1999 P. 0071 - 0073

COMMISSION DECISION of 6 January 1999 accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of hardboard originating in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland and terminating the proceeding without measures in respect of such imports originating in Brazil (notified under document number C(1998) 4533) (1999/71/EC)

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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (2), and in particular Articles 8(1) and 9(2) thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

(1) By Regulation (EC) No 1742/98 (3) the Commission imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports in the Community of hardboard originating in Brazil, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia and provisionally accepted price undertakings offered by certain exporting producers in the countries concerned by the proceeding, with the exception of Russia.

(2) Following the adoption of the provisional anti-dumping measures, in accordance with Article 8(6) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Basic Regulation`), the Commission continued the investigation of dumping, injury and Community interest. The definitive findings and conclusions of the investigation are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 194/1999 imposing definitive duties (4).

(3) Based on the definitive findings of the investigation, it was concluded that the injury suffered by the Community industry was not caused by imports of hardboard originating in Brazil, that the proceeding should be terminated without the adoption of protective measures with regard to this country and that the undertakings provisionally accepted from the exporting producers in Brazil should lapse...