Council Regulation (EEC) No 1282/81 of 12 May 1981 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America

• Published date: 15 May 1981
• Subject Matter: Harmonisation of customs law: origin of goods,Dumping,Commercial policy
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 129, 15 May 1981,Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 129, 15 mai 1981,Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee, L 129, 15 maggio 1981

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1282/81 of 12 May 1981 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America

Official Journal L 129 , 15/05/1981 P. 0001 - 0003
Spanish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 28 P. 0054
Portuguese special edition Chapter 11 Volume 28 P. 0057

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1282/81

OF 12 MAY 1981

IMPOSING A DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON VINYL ACETATE MONOMER ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3017/79 OF 20 DECEMBER 1979 ON PROTECTION AGAINST ' DUMPED ' OR SUBSIDIZED IMPORTS FROM COUNTRIES NOT MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 12 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SET UP UNDER ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3017/79 ,

WHEREAS , IN JUNE 1980 , THE COMMISSION RECEIVED A COMPLAINT LODGED BY THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ' FEDERATIONS ( CEFIC ) ON BEHALF OF MANUFACTURERS ACCOUNTING FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY PRODUCTION OF VINYL ACETATE MONOMER ; WHEREAS THE COMPLAINT CONTAINED EVIDENCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF DUMPING IN RESPECT OF THE LIKE PRODUCT ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , AND OF MATERIAL INJURY RESULTING THEREFROM ;

WHEREAS THE SAID INFORMATION PROVIDED SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO JUSTIFY INITIATING A PROCEEDING ; WHEREAS THE COMMISSION ACCORDINGLY ANNOUNCED BY A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( 2 ), THE INITIATION OF A PROCEEDING CONCERNING IMPORTS OF VINYL ACETATE MONOMER ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , AND COMMENCED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MATTER AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;

WHEREAS , FOR THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION , THE COMMISSION COMPARED EXPORT PRICES TO THE COMMUNITY WITH DOMESTIC PRICES ON THE UNITED STATES MARKET ; WHEREAS , FOR THESE COMPARISONS REPRESENTATIVE OR WEIGHTED AVERAGE EX-FACTORY PRICES WERE USED FOR 1979 AND THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1980 , AND ACCOUNT WAS TAKEN , WHERE APPROPRIATE , OF DIFFERENCES AFFECTING PRICE COMPARABILITY , SUCH AS DIFFERENCES IN QUANTITIES , DIFFERENCES IN CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF SALE AND DIFFERENCES IN THE LEVEL OF TRADE ; WHEREAS THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED ON THIS BASIS THAT VIRTUALLY NO DUMPING OCCURRED IN 1979 BUT THAT FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1980 EXPORTS OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION WERE DUMPED AT A WEIGHTED AVERAGE MARGIN OF 10.6 % ; WHEREAS THERE WAS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF INJURY RESULTING FROM THEIR ENTRY FOR CONSUMPTION INTO THE COMMUNITY AND...