WORLD TRADE G/ADP/N/1/EEC/1/Suppl.1
1stJuly1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2495)
Original:English/French/Spanish Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 18.5OFTHE AGREEMENT
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Supplement
Thefollowing communication, dated 24April 1996, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Delegation oftheEuropean Communities.
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Pursuant totheCommunity 'sobligation tonotify itsrelevant lawsandregulations under the
captioned provision, Iampleased toattach copies of:
- Council Regulation (EC)No.355/95 of20February 1995amending Regulation (EC)
No.3283/94 onprotection against dumped imports from countries notmembers of
theEuropean Community,
- Council Regulation (EC) No.1251/95 of29May1995 amending Regulation (EC)
No.3283/94 onprotection against dumped imports from countries notmembers of
theEuropean Community,
which werepublished intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities on23February 1995 and
2June1995 respectively.G/ADP/N/1/EEC/1/Suppl.1
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No.355/95
of20February 1995
amending Regulation (EC) No.3283/94 onprotection against dumped imports
from countries notmembers oftheEuropean Community
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN UNION,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,andinparticularArticle113,
thereof,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission,
Whereas byRegulation (EC)No.3283/941theCouncil hasadopted common rulesforprotection
against dumped imports from countries which arenotmembers oftheEuropean Community;
Whereas Article 23ofRegulation (EC)No.3283/94 repealed Regulation (EEC) No.2423/882
onprotection against dumped orsubsidized imports from countries which arenotmembers ofthe
European Economic Community;
Whereas byArticle 24thereof, Regulation (EC)No.3283/94 applied toproceedings andinterim
review investigations initiated after1September 1994 andtoexpiry review investigations forwhich
thenotice ofimpending expiry ofmeasures waspublished afterthatdate;
Whereas itis,therefore, necessary toamend Articles 23and24ofRegulation (EC)No.3283/94
inorder tostateclearly thatRegulation (EEC) No.2423/88 continues toapply toproceedings pending
on1September 1994,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No.3283/94 shallbeamended asfollows:
1. Article 23shallbereplaced bythefollowing:
Article 23
Repeal ofexisting legislation andtransitional measures.
1OJNo.L349,31.12.1994, p.1
2OJNo.L209,2.8.1988, p.1.Regulation aslastamended byRegulation (EC) No.522/94 (OJ
No.L66,10.3.1994, p.10).G/ADP/N/1/EEC/1/Suppl.1
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Regulation (EEC) No.2423/88 ishereby repealed. Itshallnevertheless continue toapply to
proceedings inrelation towhich aninvestigation pending on1September 1994hasnotbeenconcluded
bythedateofentry intoforce ofthisRegulation, orinrelation towhich anexpiry review investigation
isinitiated following thepublication before 1September 1994 ofanotice ofimpending expiry.
Regulation (EEC) No.2423/88 shallcease toapply tosuchproceedings following theconclusion of
theinvestigation.
References toRegulation (EEC) No.2423/88 shallbeconstrued asreferences tothisRegulation
where appropriate ';
2. Thesecond sentence ofArticle 24shallbereplaced bythefollowing:
"Itshallapply toproceedings towhich Regulation (EEC) No.2423/88 doesnotapply."
Article 2
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthedayfollowing itspublication intheOfficial Journal
oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshallapply asfrom 1January 1995.
ThisRegulation shallbebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMember States.
Done atBrussels, 20February 1995.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
E.ALPHANDÉRYG/ADP/N/1/EEC/1/Suppl.1
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No.1251/95
of29May1995
amending Regulation (EC) No.3283/94 onprotection against dumped imports
from countries notmembers oftheEuropean Community
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Community, andinparticular Article 113
thereof,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission,
Whereas byRegulation (EC) No.3283/941,theCouncil adopted rules onprotection against
dumped imports from countries notmembers oftheEuropean Community;
Whereas Articles 5(9), 6(9)and7(1)ofRegulation (EC) No.3283/94 laydown timelimits
fortheinitiation ofinvestigations pursuant toacomplaint lodged under Article 5(9)andforcertain
stepsintheinvestigation; whereas however Article 24ofthatRegulation provides thatthose timelimits
shallonlyapply afteradatewhich theCouncil shallspecify inaDecision oncethenecessary budgetary
resources havebeenmade available;
Whereas thenecessary budgetary resources have nowbeen made available toallow the
Commission toadhere tothose timelimits; whereas itappears appropriate thatthetimelimits should
apply toproceedings initiated pursuant tocomplaints lodged onorafter1September 1995;
Whereas foreaseofreference itisdesirable thatthisdateshould beinserted inRegulation
(EC) No.3283/94; whereas therefore anamendment should bemade tothatRegulation rather than
aDecision beadopted pursuant toArticle 24thereof,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
SoleArticle
Thethird sentence ofArticle 24ofRegulation (EC) No.3283/94 shallbereplaced bythe
following:
"Thetimelimits prescribed byArticles 5(9),6(9)and7(1)shallapply inrespect ofcomplaints
lodgedpursuanttoArticle5(9)onorafter1September1995andinvestigationsinitiatedpursuant
tosuchcomplaints."
ThisRegulation shallbebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable inallMember States.
1OJNo.L349,31.12.1994, p.1. Regulation asamended byRegulation (EC) No.355/95 (OJ
No.L41,23.2.1995, p.2).G/ADP/N/1/EEC/1/Suppl.1
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Done atBrussels, 29May1995.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ph.VASSEUR