4. The parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may provide comments on the application of any provisional duties imposed. Such comments shall be received within one month of the application of such measures if they are to be taken into account and they, or appropriate summaries thereof, shall be made available to other parties who shall be entitled to respond to such comments.

5. The Commission shall examine the information which is properly submitted and the extent to which it is representative and the results of such analysis, together with an opinion on its merits, shall be transmitted to the Advisory Committee. The balance of views expressed in the Committee shall be taken into account by the Commission in any proposal made pursuant to Article 9.

6. The parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may request the facts and considerations on which final decisions are likely to be taken to be made available to them. Such information shall be made available to the extent possible and without prejudice to any subsequent decision taken by the Commission or the Council.

7. Information shall only be taken into account where it is supported by actual evidence which substantiates its validity.

Article 22

Final provisions

This Regulation shall not preclude the application of:

(a) any special rules laid down in agreements concluded between the Community and third countries;

(b) the Community Regulations in the agricultural sector and Council Regulations (EC) No 3448/93 (7), (EEC) No 2730/75 (8) and (EEC) No 2783/75 (9); this Regulation shall operate by way of complement to those Regulations and in derogation from any provisions thereof which preclude the application of anti-dumping duties;

? Special measures, provided that such action does not run counter to obligations pursuant to the GATT.

Article 23

Repeal of existing legislation and transitional measures

Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 is hereby repealed, with the exception of the first paragraph of Article 23 thereof.

However, the repeal of Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 shall not prejudice the validity of proceedings initiated thereunder.

References to Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 and to Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 shall be construed as references to this Regulation, where appropriate.

Article 24

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

However, the time limits provided for in Articles 5 (9), 6 (9) and 7 (1) shall apply to complaints lodged under Article 5 (9) as from 1 September 1995 and investigations initiated pursuant to such complaints.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995.

For the Council

L. ATIENZA SERNA

The President

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