(28) Comments were received from the USA government and Formosa concerning the limited extensions given to exporting producers for replying to the anti-dumping questionnaire and lack of flexibility when setting the verification schedule, both of which creating unnecessary hardship for US respondents. The USA government pointed at the time lapse between the extended deadline for replying to the questionnaire and the imposition of provisional measures, and between the execution of an on-spot verification and the issuing of the report of that verification, to substantiate these claims.
(29) The Commission rejected these claims and considered the mentioned examples as irrelevant, given that it had allowed exporting producers time to reply to the questionnaire beyond the 37 days stipulated in the Notice of Initiation, due to Commission holidays, and that it had carefully established the verification schedule with a view to accommodate the exporting producers’ preferences as much as practically possible. It also pointed to the fact that the entire investigative process is time consuming and that exporting producers, after having submitted their questionnaire response, have been given several further opportunities to provide missing and/or additional data, up to and including during the on-spot verifications.
(30) In the absence of any further comments, recitals (30) and (31) of the provisional Regulation are confirmed.
1.8.
Investigation period and period considered
(31) Oxy Vinyls stated that the Commission’s selected investigation period in such a way that it ensured the worst possible outcome for US exporters from the perspective of injury, as shown by the delta between US and Union contract prices. The Commission noted that the investigation period was selected in accordance with its constant practice and with Article 6(1) of the basic Regulation. Therefore, this claim is rejected.
(32) In the absence of any further comments, recital (32) of the provisional Regulation is confirmed.
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
(33) In the absence of any comment, the Commission confirmed its conclusions set out in recitals (33) to (38) of the provisional Regulation.
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Egypt
3.1.1.
Normal value
(34) In the absence of any further comments, the Commission confirmed its conclusions set out in recitals (50) to (58) of the provisional Regulation.
3.1.2.
Export price
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