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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No3306/80asregardsthedefinitiveanti
dumpingdutyonmechanical alarmclocks(otherthantravelalarms)
originating intheGermanDemocratic Republic
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(81)821final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.InDecemberlastyearadefinitive anti-dumping dutywasimposed
onmechanical alarmclocks(otherthantravelalarms)originating inthe
1GermanDemocratic RepublicandtheUSSR.FortheGDR,theamountswere:
-forlargetwinbellalarms:0.53EUAperclock
-forallotheralarms:0.30EUAperclock.
2.TwodaysbeforetheCounciladoptedtheregulation,theGDRexporter
offeredanundertaking toincreasehispricesfrom1January1981toa
levelwhichwouldeliminatethemarginsofdumpingor,wherelower,the
extentofinjury,therebyachievingthesameeffectastheaboveamounts
ofduty.
3.TheCommission hasnowhadtheopportunity toconsiderthisundertaking
andtoconsulttheadvisorycommitteeonanti-dumping questions,Vwhichwas j
'infavourof theacceptanceofthisundertaking andofa
parallelrepealofthedefinitive dutyagainsttheGDR.
4.TheCommission hasconsequently decidedtoaccepttheundertaking offered,
andtoproposetotheCounciltherepealofthedefinitive anti-dumping
dutyagainsttheGDR.
5.TheattacheddraftCouncilRegulation wouldhavetheeffectthat
shipmentsofGDRalarmclocksdeclaredforconsumption intheCommunity
fromthedateofentryintoforcewouldnotbeliabletoanti-dumping duty.
Topreventahiatusbetweenapplicationofthedutyandapplicationofthe
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undertaking,however,alarmclockswhichhavepreviously beenincustoms
bondintheCommunitywouldcontinuetobeliabletoanti-dumping duty.
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No3306/80of18December1980,0JNoL344,
19.12.1980,p.34

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION
amending Regulation (EEC)No3306 /80asregards thedefinitive anti-dumping
duty onmechanical alarm clocks (other than travel alarms )originating in
the German Democratic Republic
THECOUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community /
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No3017 /79of20December 1979
onprotection against dumped orsubsidized imports from countries notmem­
bers oftheEuropean Economic Community , andinparticular Article 14
thereof ,
.'Having regard totheproposal submitted bytheCommission after consultatic
•within theAdvisory Committee setupunder Article 6oftheaforesaid -
Regulation ; "
2Whereas the Commission ,byRegulation (EEC)No1579 /80,imposed a
provisional anti-dumping duty onmechanical alarm clocks (other than
travel alarms )originating intheGerman Democratic Republic andthe USSR ;
Whereas the exporter inthe German Democratic Republic subsequently
undertook voluntarily toincrease itsprices from 1January 1981 toa
level which would eliminate the injury caused bydumping inrespect of
alarms with external bells falling within NIMEXE Code 91*04-56 ,andwhich
would eliminate themargins ofdumping established forother types ;
whereas the form ofthis undertaking wasnotonewhich the Commission
considered acceptable ;whereas immediately prior totheexpiry ofthe
provisional duty theexporter offered arevised undertaking ;
0JNoL339/31*12*1979 /p*1
20JNoL158/25*06*1980 /p*3

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Whereastherewastheninsufficient timebeforetheexpiryoftheprovisional
anti-dumping dutyfortheCommissiontoconsultwithintheAdvisory
Committeeandtotakeadecisionontheacceptability ofthisundertaking ;
Whereasconsequently,sincethefactsasfinallyestablished showed
thattherewasdumping,andinjurycausedthereby-theCouncil,by
1Regulation (EEC)No3306/80,imposedadefinitiveanti-dumping dutyon
mechanicalalarmclocks(otherthantravelalarms)originating inthe
GermanDemocraticRepublicandtheUSSR;
Whereas,sincetheCommission,afterconsultation withintheAdvisory
Committee,hasconsideredthesaidundertaking andacceptedit;
Whereas^inthesecircumstances ,andafterconsultation with­
intheAdvisoryCommittee,Regulation (EEC)No3306/80hasbeenreviewed;
Whereasthisreviewshowsthat,inviewofthepriceundertakingofferedby
theGerman ;DemocraticRepublic,itisnolongernecessarytotakeprotective
actioninrespectoftheproductsinquestionoriginating intheGerman
DemocraticRepublicotherthanthosewhichhavepreviouslybeenintroducedinto
thecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity,buthavenotbeenreleasedintofree
circulation intheCommunity,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Regulation (EEC)No3306/80isherebyamendedasfollows:
1.ThereferencetotheGermanDemocraticRepublicinArticle1(1)isdeleted.
2.Article1(2)(a)isdeleted.
0JNoL344,19.12.1980,p.34

Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallnotapplyinrespectofgpodsoriginating intheG.ermanDemocratic
Republicwhichhavepreviously beenintroducedintothecustomsterritoryofthe
Community,buthavenotbeenreleasedintofreecirculation inthe
Community,towhichRegulation (EEC)No3306/80initsunamended
formshallcontinuetoapply.
'ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicable inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels FortheCouncil