Brussels, 12/09/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission recently initiated anti-dumping procedure concerning imports of internal gear hubs for bicycles originating in Japan. Indications given by SRAM Deutschland GmbH seem to demonstrate there is indeed a dumping situation, with important margins, that would have serious adverse effects on the Community industry, mainly as far as financing and employment are concerned. The result is that imports of the product concerned from Japan "have increased overall in absolute terms and in terms of market share", and, among the consequences, had an adverse effect on the market share, the quantities sold and the level of prices charged by the Community industry, notes the Commission in the notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding, published in the Official Journal No C/214.