90/462/EEC: Commission Decision of 6 August 1990 concerning applications for refund of anti-dumping duties collected on the import of vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America (Guzman, SA)

Decision · 5 articles

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Article 1

The application for refund of anti-dumping duties submitted by Guzman, SA, Valencia, Spain, on 1 June 1988 is inadmissible in part and is hereby rejected in respect of an amount totalling Pta (. . .).

Article 2

The applications for refund of anti-dumping duties submitted by Guzman, SA, Valencia, Spain, covering the period March 1988 to March 1989 inclusive are hereby granted for Pta (. . .).

Article 3

The amount in Spanish pesetas set out in Article 2 shall be refunded by the Spanish authorities.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain and Guzman, SA, Valencia, Spain. Done at Brussels, 6 August 1990. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President (1) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 213, 4. 8. 1987, p. 32. (3) OJ No L 129, 15. 5. 1981, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 208, 20. 7. 1989, p. 2. (5) OJ No C 266, 22. 10. 1986, p. 2.(6) OJ No C 105, 25. 4. 1989, p. 3. (7) OJ No L 53, 1. 3. 1990, p. 1. (8) In accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, which deals with the non-disclosure of business secrets, certain figures have been omitted from the published version of this Decision.

Article 16

(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88. The information required to assess the merits of the applications has been provided at six-monthly intervals. (3) In November 1988 the Commission received a request lodged by Quantum Chemical Corporation, a US producer/exporter, for a review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America. On 25 April 1989 the Commission opened the review proceeding covering the period October 1988 to March 1989 inclusive (6). In accordance with point 1.5 of the notice, it was decided that the proceeding regarding the application for reimbursement would be suspended until termination of the review. However, the applicant continued to submit periodic applications. Council Regulation (EEC) No 490/90 repealed Regulation (EEC) No 2357/87 and terminated the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States (7). Thus, since 2 March 1990, anti-dumping duty can no longer be imposed on imports of vinyl acetate monomer. (4) So as not to delay the decision on refunds, it was decided to process immediately the applications concerning imports made up to March 1989. These applications were examined during the review and are covered by this Decision. Recurring applications submitted after this date, or which might still be submitted, covering periods up to 1 March 1990 - when the duty ceased to be applicable - will be covered by a further Decision. (5) The total amount of refunds requested was Pta (. . .) (8), which represents all the duty paid during the reference period in question. (6) The applicant was informed of the results of this examination and had the opportunity to submit its comments. (7) Pursuant to Article 16 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, the Commission informed the Member States and gave its opinion on the applications' admissibility and merits. No Member State raised any objection. B. ARGUMENT OF THE APPLICANT (8) The applicant argued that the imports in question were not dumped. C. ADMISSIBILITY (9) The applicant submitted its first request for refund on 1 June 1988 in respect of duties determined in December 1987 and March 1988. Pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, applications for refund of anti-dumping duties are admissible if they are submitted within three months of the date on which the anti-dumping duties were duly determined. The first application by Guzman, SA is, therefore, inadmissible only in part and should be rejected in so far as it relates to duties determined in December 1987, in respect of which the amount of Pta (. . .) should be deducted from the total amount of refund requested. The remaining recurring applications are admissible in that they were lodged in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Community's anti-dumping legislation, in particular with regard to time limits. D. MERITS OF THE CLAIM (10) All the applications examined, covering the period March 1988 to March 1989, are well founded. Indeed, the applicant, in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, supplied evidence that the actual dumping margin had been eliminated by the time the imports in question were made. The Commission was able to verify all the information supplied and found that the dumping margin was nil. This development was due to substantial modifications in export prices resulting from significant changes in market conditions worldwide for the product imported. Accordingly, the applications for refund of anti-dumping duties submitted by Guzman, SA for the period March 1988 to March 1989 inclusive should be granted in full. E. AMOUNT TO BE REIMBURSED (11) A total of Pta (. . .) is therefore to be reimbursed to Guzman, SA, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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