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COM(95) 420 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 imposing a defintive anti-dumping duty 
on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94, imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty 
on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan. 
2. The Council excluded certain models of professional cameras from the application of 
the anti-dumping duty; these exempt models were listed in an Annex attached to the 
abovementioned Council Regulation. 
3. Several exporters informed the Commission about the intended introduction into the 
Community market of either successor or new camera models and asked the 
Commission to establish whether they would fall within the scope of the anti-dumping 
duty and to amend the Annex accordingly. 
4. The complainant Community industry asked the Commission to confirm that a new 
camera model which is furnished with four CCDs (Charge-Coupled Devices), instead 
of three, as described in the product definition, should fall within the scope of the 
anti-dumping duty. 
5. The Commission, in a review of Regulation No 1015/94 pursuant to Article 14(3) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, consulted on both issues all interested parties, providing 
them with the relevant technical documentation. 
6. The Commission, after examining all the products and taking into account the 
comments submitted by all interested parties, concluded that: 
(a) all successor/new models should be excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping 
duty; 
(b) the four CCDs should be subject to the anti-dumping duty. 
Therefore the Commission is now proposing to: 
(a) replace the Annex with an amended version, which contains both old and new 
exempted professional camera models; 
(b) amend the product definition in such a way that also the four-CCD camera can 
be covered by the application of the anti-dumping duty. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION ŒC) 
amending Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 imposing a defintive anti-dumping duty 
on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 of 22 December 1994 on protection 
against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community^, as last 
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251/95(2), and in particular Article 23 thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection 
against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the 
European Economic Community0**, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 522/94<4), and in 
particular Article 14 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the 
Advisory Committee, 
Whereas: 
A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE 
( 1 ) The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94(S), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty 
on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan. 
(2) The Council specifically excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping duty the 
professional cameras listed in the Annex to that Regulation (hereinafter "the Annex"), 
representing high-end professional cameras technically falling within the product 
definition under Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 but which cannot be 
regarded as broadcast cameras. 
B. REVIEW PROCEDURE 
(3) Subsequently, several exporters made it known to the Commission that they intended 
to introduce new models of professional cameras into the Community market, which 
in their view should be added to the list of camera models in the Annex exempted from 
the anti-dumping duty. 
(4) The Japanese producer, Ikegami, announced the introduction into the 
Community market of a broadcast camera (HK-466/P) which is furnished with four 
sensors (Charge-Coupled Devices, CCDs), instead of three CCDs, as described in the 
product definition for broadcast cameras under Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) 
No 1015/94. The complainant Community producers (hereinafter "the Community 
(i) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) OJNoL349, 31.12.1994, p. 1. 
OJNoL 122, 2.6.1995, p. 1. 
OJNoL209, 2.8.1988, p. 1. 
OJN0L66, 10.3.1994, p. 10. 
OJNoL 111, 30.4.1994, p. 106. 
industry") requested the inclusion of this camera within the scope of the anti-dumping 
duty since they claimed that it was a like product, and provided technical specifications. 
(5) The Commission commenced a review of Regulation (EC) 1015/94 in June 1994, 
limited to determining whether the new products fall within the scope of the present 
proceeding. 
C. RESULTS OF THE REVIEW 
(a) Successor or new models 
(6) The Commission informed all parties concerned about the possibility of applying for 
inclusion in the Annex of new or successor models. 
(7) The following companies made applications in respect of the new and the successor 
models listed below and supplied the relevant technical information. 
Successor models: 
(I) Hitachi 
camera head HV-C20 and submodel HV-C20M; 
camera head Z-ONE-D and submodels (A), (B) and (C); 
camera control units RU-Z2, RC-Z1, RC-Z11, RC-Z2, RC-Z21; 
camera adaptors CA-Z1, CA-Z2, CA-Z1SJ, CA-Z1SP, CA-Z1M, CA-Z1M2, 
CA-Z1HB, CA-C10, CA-C10SP, CA-C10SJA, CA-C10M, CA-C10B; 
view finder GM-50 (A). 
(H) Ikegami 
(III) IV£ camera head HC-390; 
viewfinder VF 15-39; 
camera adaptor CA-390. 
camera head KY-27CECH; 
camera control unit RM-P270EG. 
(IV) Matsushita 
camera head WV-F-565HE; 
viewfinder WV-VF42E; 
remote control units WV-RC550/G and WV-RC550/B. 
(V) Sony. 
camera head family DXC-637 P in the configurations DXC-637PK, DXC-
637PL, DXC-637PH, PVW-637PK and PVW-637PL; 
view finders DXF-601CE, DXF-40BCE and DXF-50BCE. 
New models: 
(vi) ne 
camera head KH-100U: it is intended to be used in a closed circuit system 
(such as lecture halls, exhibition rooms and theatres). It can only be used 
in the Japanese High Definition Standard (Hi-Vision) and cannot be 
employed under the current European broadcast standard (PAL or SEC AM). 
(8) The Commission provided the Community industry concerned with the technical details 
of all of the models listed above and asked them to give their comments regarding the 
classification as professional cameras. 
The Community industry confirmed that all of the models mentioned under point 7 
above were either successors to professional camera models which were already 
excluded from the application of the duty or new models of professional cameras. 
(9) The Commission carried out a technical examination which for the successor models 
included a physical comparison with the predecessor models. On the basis of this 
technical examination and in the light of the comments made by the interested parties 
concerned, it is concluded that all models listed in point 7 above are either professional 
cameras and related equipment which replace or update models previously listed in the 
Annex, or new models of professional cameras. It follows that they should be exempt 
from the application of the anti-dumping duty and that the Annex should be amended 
accordingly. 
(b) The four-CCD camera 
(10) The Commission asked Ikegami to supply information on its new four-CCD camera and 
to comment on the request of the Community industry. Ikegami provided technical 
details and explanations regarding the four-CCD camera. On this basis, all interested 
parties concerned were invited to make their comments. 
Ikegami's position 
(11) From the formal point of view, Ikegami argued that the four-CCD camera was not 
covered by the anti-dumping proceeding, since no complaint had been lodged in regard 
to it and it had not submitted to investigations at that time. Regulation (EC) 
No 1015/94 concerns only camera heads with three sensors. Ikegami further argued that 
a review could not alter the scope of the proceedings, which was defined in the 
Notice of Initiation and in the provisional and definitive duty regulations. 
(12) As far as the technical aspects are concerned, Ikegami claimed that the four-CCD 
camera is not a like product comparable to three-CCD cameras, since a completely new 
technology was employed. Two of the CCDs are intended to pick up the light for the 
colour green. Ikegami submitted a memorandum showing that scientific research on the 
use of two CCDs for the green channel had already started in 1991 and claimed it to 
be a technical development which had been envisaged before the imposition of the 
anti-umping duty and which was therefore not related to the application of the imposed 
anti-dumping duty. 
Ikegami pointed out that the four-CCD system offers a number of advantages over 
three-CCD cameras: 
a higher resolution of the whole image; 
a better modulation-depth; 
a higher dynamic range; 
less aliasing; 
the reduction of chromatic aberration of the lenses. 
(13) From the market perspective, Ikegami claimed that four-CCD cameras formed a 
separate market segment, being the only products optimized for 16:9 Pal-Plus 
production, and that, with the introduction of the new HK-466/P, a new market segment 
would be created. In conclusion, Ikegami took the view that this product could not 
cause injury to the three-CCD Community industry. 
Comments from other exporters 
(14) Only one exporter commented stating that the new four-CCD cameras did not show any 
substantial change as compared with the three-CCD cameras and that except for the 
four-CCD camera head containing certain new parts, all the other components were 
identical; the exporter was of the view that this product could therefore be regarded as 
equivalent to the three-CCD systems. 
Comments from the Community industry 
(15) As regards the technical aspects, the Community industry stated that the addition of 
one CCD did not have any significant impact on the nature of the product as a 
broadcast camera. They affirmed that the double CCD in halfpixel offset is only an 
intermediate solution, merely representing a way of temporarily overcoming 
technological problems. The four CCD technology may represent an improvement in 
the performance of Ikegami's cameras, but not in the whole market. The existence of 
a different approach known as the Dynamic Pixel Management (DPM) technology was 
mentioned as a way of obtaining the same results in terms of vertical/horizontal 
resolutions. 
(16) From a market perspective, the Community industry asserted that the four-CCD will not 
create any separate market segment, as it would target the same users as the 
three-CD cameras currently do. They conclude that the four-CCD camera is not a new 
product, nor is it creating a new market segment. Consequently, it should fall within 
the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1015/94. 
Conclusion 
(17) From a formal point of view, the product definition given under Article 1(2) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 referred to three-CCD cameras solely in order to 
differentiate the products covered by the proceeding from single-CCD cameras 
(camcorders), which are excluded. However, four-CCD cameras fall within the single 
category of product concerned and would have been expressly mentioned in the 
description of the product subject to the investigation, had they been known then to 
exist. Thus it is not a question of extension of the scope of the proceeding but merely 
a clarification of the product definition. 
(18) From a technical point of view, the four-CCD camera is a like product. Ikegami's new 
four-CCD camera offers an equivalent performance, compared to the three-CCD camera 
system, since the addition of one CCD does not bring any substantial change to the 
technology employed in three-CCD cameras. It can be concluded that the four-CCD 
camera is only one possible technical solution to be regarded as an "internal" evolution 
which has been developed by one competitor in order to face growing competition and 
technical complexity in the camera market. 
(19) From a market perspective, the four-CCD camera does not target a separate new market 
segment, being a broadcast product which will be potentially bought by the same users 
which are currently using three-CCD broadcast cameras. 
(20) For the reasons stated above, four-CCD cameras should be subject to the anti-dumping 
duty imposed. Therefore Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 should be amended accordingly. 
(21) Since the scope of the review has been limited to the issue of the classification of new 
products, the conclusion of this review should not affect the determination of the expiry 
date of Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 under Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2423/88, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 is amended as folows: 
1. In point (a) of Article 1(2), the words "three sensors" are replaced by the words "three 
or more sensors". 
2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto. 
Article % 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Communities. 
However, point 2 of Article 1 shall apply with effect from 1 May 1994. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
The President 
ANNEX 
Company 
name Camera heads Viewfinder Camera control 
unit Operational 
control unit Master 
control 
unit(*) Camera adaptors 
BONY DXC-M7PH 
DXC-M7P 
DXC-M7PH 
DXC-M7PK/1 
DXC-M7P/1 
DXC-M7PH/1 
DXC-327PK 
DXC-327PL 
DXC-327PH 
DXC-327APK 
DXC-327APL 
DXC-327AH 
DXC-537PK 
DXC-537PL 
DXC-537PH 
DXC-537APK 
DXC-537APL 
DXC-537APH 
EVW-537PK 
EVW-327PK 
DXC-637P 
DXC-«37PK 
DXC-637PL 
DXC-637PH 
PVW-637PK 
PVW-637PL DXF-3000CE 
DXF-325CE 
DXF-5Q1CE 
DXF-M3CE 
DXF-M7CE 
DXF-40CE 
DXF-40ACE 
DXF-50CE 
DXF-601CE 
DXF-40BCE 
DXF-50BCE CCU-M3P 
CCU-M5P 
CCU-M7P RM-M7G 
DKEGAMI HC-340 
HC-300 
HC-230 
HC-240 
HC-210 
BC-390 VF15-21/22 
VF-4523 
VF 15-39 MA-200/230 lRCU-240 CA-325P 
CA-325AP 
CA-325B 
CA-327P 
CA-537P 
CA-511 
CA-512P 
CA-513 
CA-340 
CA-300 
CA-230 
CA-390 
Company 
name 
HITACHI Camera heads 
Z-ONE 
Z-ONE A (L) 
Z-ONE A (H) 
Z-ONE A (F) 
Z-ONE A 
Z-ONE B (L) 
Z-ONE B (H) 
Z-ONE B (F) 
Z-ONE B 
ZONE B (M) 
Z-ONE B (R) 
FP-C10 (B) 
FP-C10 (C) 
FP-C10 (D) 
FP-C10 (G) 
FP-C10 (L) 
FP-C10 (R) 
FP-C10 (S) 
FP-C10 (V) 
FP-C10(F) 
FP-C10 
FP-C10A 
FP-C10 A (A) 
FP-C10 A (B) 
FP-C10 A (C) 
FP-C10 A (D) 
FP-CÎ0 A (F) 
FP-C10 A (G) 
FP-C10 A (H) 
FP-C10 A (L) 
FP-C10 A (R) 
FP-C10 A (S) 
FP-C10 A (T) 
FP-C10 A (V) 
FP-C10 A (W) 
Z-ONE C (M) Viewfinder 
GM-5 (A) 
GM-5-R2 (A) 
GM-5-R2 
GM-50 Camera control 
unit 
RU-Z1 (B) 
RU-Z1 (C) 
RU-Z1 
RC-C11 
RU-Z2 
RC-Z1 
RC-ZH 
RC-Z2 
RC-Z21 Operational 
control unit Master 
control 
unit(*) Camera adaptors 
CA-Z1 
CA-Z2 
CA-Z1SJ 
CA-Z1SP 
CA-Z1M 
CA-Z1M2 
CA-Z1HB 
CA-C10 
CA-C10SP 
CA-C10SJA 
CA-C10M 
CA-C10B 
Company 
name 
HTTA 
CHI 
(cont'd) Camera heads 
Z-ONE C (R) 
Z-ONE C(F) 
Z-ONE C 
HV-C20 
HV-C20M 
Z-ONE-D 
Z-ONE-D (A) 
Z-ONE-D (B) 
Z-ONE-D (C) Viewfinder Camera control unit Operational 
control unit Master 
control 
unit(*) Camera adaptors 
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Company|Camera heads 
name Viewfinder Camera control unit Operational 
contorl unit Master 
control 
unit(*) Camera adaptors 
MATSUWV-
SHITA WV-
WV-
WV-
WV-
WV-
WV-
WV-
WV-
WV-
WV-
WV-
WV-
WV-
WV F700 
F700A 
F700SHE 
F700ASHE 
F700BHE 
F700ABHE 
•F700MHE 
•F350 
•F350HE 
•F350E 
•F350AE 
•F350DE 
•F350ADE 
•F500HE* 
-F-S6SHE WV-VF65BE 
WV-VF40E 
WV-VF65BE 
WV-VF39E 
WV-VF65BE 
WV-VF40E 
WV-VF65BE* 
WV-VF40E* 
WV-VF42E WV-RC700/B 
WV-RC700/G 
WV-RC700A/B 
WV-RC700A/G 
WV-RC36/B 
WV-RC36/G 
WV-RC37/B 
WV-RC37/G 
WV-CB700E 
WV-CB700AE 
WV-CB700E* 
WV-CB700AE* 
WV-RC700/B* 
WV-RC700/G* 
WV-RC700A/B* 
WV-RC700A/G* 
WV-RC550/G 
WV-RC550/B WV-AD700SE 
WV-AD700ASE 
WV-AD700ME 
WV-AD250E 
WV-AD500E* 
0VC KY-35E 
KY-27ECH 
KY-19ECH 
KY-17FITECH 
KY-17BECH 
KY-F30FTTE 
KY-F30BE 
KY-27CECH 
KH-100U VF-P31E 
VF-P550E 
VF-P10E 
VP-P115E 
VF-P400E 
VP-P550BE RM-P350EG 
RM-P200EG 
RM-P300EG 
RM-LP80E 
RM-LP821E 
RM-LP35U 
RM-LP37U 
RM-P270EG KA-35E 
KA-B35U 
KA-M35U 
KA-P35U 
(CA-27E 
KA-20E 
KA-P27U 
KA-P20U 
KA-B27E 
KA-B20E 
KA-M20E 
KA-M27E 
(*) Also called Master setup unit (MSU) or Master control panel eMCP) 
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