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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-824/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/824",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/824 of 4 June 2018 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ferro-silicon originating in Egypt and Ukraine",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-824",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/824\nof 4 June 2018\nterminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ferro-silicon originating in Egypt and Ukraine\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\nA.\nINITIATION\n(1)\nOn 2 August 2017, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) initiated an anti-dumping investigation with regard to imports into the Union of ferro-silicon originating in Egypt and Ukraine and published a notice of initiation to this effect in the Official Journal of the European Union .\n(2)\nThe investigation was initiated following a complaint lodged by Euroalliages (‘the complainant’) on behalf of four Union producers, namely Ferropem, Ferroatlántica SL, OFZ and Huta Laziska SA, representing more than 90 % of the total Union production of ferro-silicon. The complaint contained prima facie evidence of injurious dumping that was considered sufficient to justify the initiation.\n(3)\nThe Commission informed the complainant, the known exporting producers in Egypt and Ukraine, the known importers and users and any other parties known to be concerned, as well as representatives of Egypt and Ukraine of the initiation of the investigation. Interested parties were given an opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation.\n(4)\nVerification visits were carried out between December 2017 and February 2018 at the premises of the four Union producers, the cooperating exporting producers in Egypt and Ukraine respectively, and one cooperating related importer in the Union.\nB.\nWITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT AND TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING\n(5)\nBy email of 27 February 2018, the complainant informed the Commission that it withdrew its complaint.\n(6)\nIn accordance with Article 9(1) of the basic Regulation, proceedings may be terminated where the complaint is withdrawn, unless such termination would not be in the Union interest.\n(7)\nThe investigation has not brought to light any considerations showing that such termination would be against the Union interest. Therefore, the Commission considered that the present investigation should be terminated.\n(8)\nInterested parties were informed accordingly and were given an opportunity to comment. However, the Commission received no comments which would justify that such termination would not be in the Union interest.\n(9)\nThe Commission therefore concludes that the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Union of ferro-silicon, a ferro-alloy containing by weight 20 % or more but not more than 96 % of silicon and 4 % or more of iron, originating in Egypt and Ukraine, should be terminated without the imposition of measures.\n(10)\nThis Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15(1) of the basic Regulation,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ C 251, 2.8.2017, p. 5."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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