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            COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1910/2006

of 19 December 2006         

imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (the ‘basic Regulation’) (1) and in particular Article 11(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after having consulted the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

1.   PROCEDURE

1.1.   Measures in force

1.2.   Request for a review

1.3.   Parallel investigation

1.4.   Current Investigation

1.4.1.   Procedure

1.4.2.   Investigation period

2.   PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT

2.1.   Product concerned

2.2.   Like product

3.   LIKELIHOOD OF A CONTINUATION OR RECURRENCE OF DUMPING

3.1.   Preliminary remarks

3.2.   Dumping of imports during the investigation period

3.3.   Development of imports should measures be repealed

3.3.1.   Preliminary remarks

3.3.2.   Relationship between prices in the Community and the exporting country

3.3.3.   Relationship between export prices from Japan to third countries and prices in the exporting country

3.3.4.   Relationship between export prices from Japan to third countries and the price level in the Community

3.3.5.   Unused capacities and stocks

3.4.   Conclusion

4.   DEFINITION OF THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY

5.   SITUATION ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET

5.1.   Preliminary remarks

5.1.1.   Consumption in the Community market

5.1.2.   Current imports from the country concerned

(i)   Import volume and market share of the imports concerned in the IIP

(ii)   Price evolution and price behaviour of the imports of the product concerned

5.1.3.   Economic situation of the Community industry

(i)   Output, production capacity and capacity utilisation

(ii)   Stocks

(iii)   Sales volume, prices and market share

(iv)   Employment, productivity and wages

(v)   Profits

(vi)   Investments, return on investment and ability to raise capital

(vii)   Cash flow

(viii)   Growth

(ix)   Magnitude of the dumping margin

(x)   Recovery from the effects of past dumping

5.1.4.   Effects of other factors on the situation of the Community industry

(i)   Export activity of the Community industry

(ii)   Other producers in the Community

5.1.5.   Conclusion on the situation of the Community industry

6.   LIKELIHOOD OF RECURRENCE OF INJURY

6.1.   Impact of the projected volume and price effects in case of repeal of measures on the state of the Community industry

6.2.   Conclusion on the likelihood of recurrence of injury

7.   COMMUNITY INTEREST

7.1.   Introduction

7.2.   Interests of the Community industry

7.3.   Interests of the other Community producers

7.4.   Interests of users

7.5.   Interests of upstream industry

7.6.   Competition and trade distorting effects

7.7.   Conclusion on Community interest

8.   ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.   A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of television camera systems and parts thereof, falling within CN codes ex 8525 30 90 (TARIC code: 8525309010), ex 8537 10 91 (TARIC code 8537109191), ex 8537 10 99 (TARIC code 8537109991), ex 8529 90 81 (TARIC code 8529908138), ex 8529 90 95 (TARIC code 8529909530), ex 8543 89 97 (TARIC code 8543899715), ex 8528 21 14 (TARIC code 8528211410), ex 8528 21 16 (TARIC code 8528211610) and ex 8528 21 90 (TARIC code 8528219010), originating in Japan.

2.   The television camera systems may consist of a combination of the following parts, imported either together or separately:

3.   The duty shall not apply to:

4.   When the television camera system is imported with the lens the free-at-Community-frontier value used in applying the anti-dumping duty shall be that of the television camera systems without the lens. If this value is not specified on the invoice the importer shall declare the value of the lens at the time of release for free circulation and shall submit appropriate evidence and information on that occasion.

5.   The rate of the anti-dumping duty shall be 96,8 % of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty (TARIC additional code: 8744) except for the products manufactured by the following companies for which the rate shall be as follows:

6.   Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2006.

For the Council

The President

J. KORKEAOJA            

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(1)OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).

(2)OJ L 111, 30.4.1994, p. 106. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1754/2004 (OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 1).

(3)OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 38. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1909/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 1).

(4)OJ C 309, 15.12.2004, p. 2.

(5)OJ C 239, 29.9.2005, p. 9.

(6)OJ C 117, 18.5.2006, p. 8.

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ANNEX

List of professional camera systems not qualified as television camera systems (broadcast camera systems), which are exempted from the measures

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(*1)  Also called master set-up unit (MSU) or master control panel (MCP).

(1)  Models exempted under the condition that the corresponding triax system or triax-adapter is not sold on the EC market.

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