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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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REGULATION(EEC):<
concerning -theapplicationoftheantidumping ,
dutyonball"bearingsandtaperedroller "bearings,
originatinginJapan
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
C0M(77)322final.

Explanatory Memorandum
ByRegulation(EEC)n°261/77of4February1977,(!)"theCommission
imposedaprovisional antidumpingdutyonballbearings,tapered
rollerbearingsandpartsthereof,originatinginJapan.The
CommissionmeasurewasextendedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)
944/77(2).. .
SincethentheCommission'sserviceshavecontinuedtheirinvesti­
gationofthismatterincollaboration withtheMemberStates.
Thisfurtherexaminationhasconfirmedtheexistanceofdumping
andofresultantmaterialinjury.
InthemeantimethefourmajorJapaneseproducershaveoffered
undertakings totheCommissiontorevisetheirprices,which
undertakings canbeconsideredasacceptable.
Inthecircumstances ,adefinitive antidumpingdutyshould
beimposedbutitsapplication couldbesuspendedsubjectto
aclosemonitoringoftheeffectsonthemarketoftheunder­
takingsgiven.IftheCommissionestablishesthatthereareviolations,
immediateactionshouldbetaken.
Itwould,moreover,beinappropriate toreleasetheamountsalready
securedbywayoftheprovisionaldutyinrespectofthemajor
Japanesefirms.
TheCommissionthereforesubmitstotheCounciltheattached
proposalforaRegulationconcerningtheapplicationoftheantidumping
dutyonballbearingsandtaperedrollerbearings,originating
inJapan. ;
(1)0Jn°L34,5.2.1977,p.60
(2)0JNo.L112,4.5.1977,p.1

ProposalforCouncil
Regulation(EEC)n°hi
of 1977
concerningtheapplication oftheantidumping
dutyonballbearingsandtaperedrollerbearings,
originatinginJapan
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)n°459/68of5.April1968onpro­
tectionagainstdumpingorthegrantingofbountiesorsubsidiesbycoun­
trieswhicharenotmembersoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity(l),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)n°2011/73(2),andinparticularArticle17
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalmadebytheCommissionafterhearingthe
opinionsexpressedintheAdvisoryCommitteesetupunderRegulation(EEC)
N°459/68,.
WhereastheCommissionhasreceivedacomplaintsubmittedinthenameof
theCommunityrollerbearingindustiysettingoutevidenceastotheexisten­
ceofdumpingoflikeproduotsoriginatinginJapan,aswellasmaterial
injuryresultingtherefrom;
Whereas,sincetheinformationreceivedindicatedthatthecomplaintwas
admissibleandthatdefensivemeasuresagainstdumpingmightbenecessary,
theCommissionofficiallynotifiedtherepresentatives oftheexporting
countryandtheimportersandexportersknowntobeconcerned,published
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesof13November1976
anoticeof^theinitiationofaninquiryconcerningimportsofballbearings,
taperedrollerbearingsandpartsthereoforiginatinginJapan(3)and
commencedanexamination ofthefactsincollaboration withtheMember
States:
(1)OJn°L93,7-4.1968,p.l.
(2)OJn°L206,27.7.1973,p.3.
(3)OJn°c268.13.11.1976,p.2.

Whereas,sincepreliminary examinationofthemattershowedthatthere
wasdumpingandsincetherewassufficientevidenceofinjuryandthe
interestsoftheCommunitycalledforimmediateintervention ,theCommission
"byRegulation(EEC)n°26l/77(l)»imposedaprovisionalantidumpingduty
onballhearings,taperedrollerbearingsandpartsthereof,originating
inJapan,-whichwasextendedbyRegulation(EEC)n°944/77(2);
Whereas,inthecourseoftheexaminationofthematter,completed
aftertheimpositionoftheprovisional antidumpingduty,theCommission
gaveinterestedpartiestheopportunitytomakeknowntheirviewsin
writing,heardtheinterestedpartiesandgavetothepartiesdirectly
concernedtheopportunityorallytodeveloptheirviewsandtomeetand
topresentopposingviewsandrebuttalargumentsandcarriedouton–
spotinvestigations inthemajorJapanesefirmsandintheir.subsidiaries
intheCommunity ;
Whereas,becauseofthemultiplicity oftypesoftheproductconcerned,
thisexamination wasbasedonacertainnumberoftypesrepresentative
oftheprice–structureoftheproductsconcerned;
Whereas ,thenormalvaluewasestablished onthebasisoftheeffective
domestioprioesofthoseproductsinJapan;
Whereas,becauseoftheassociation betweentheJapaneseexportersand
themajorityoftheimportersinEurope,theexportpriceswereconstruc­
tedonthebasisofthepricesatwhichtheimportedproductswerefirst
resoldtoanindependentbuyer,dueallowancebeingmadeforcostsand
profitsbetweenimportation andresale;
Whereasthepricecomparisons weremadeattheex-factorylevel,andin
respectofsalesmadeatthesametime,dueallowancehavingbeenmade,
ontheirmerits,fordifferencesaffectingpricecomparability andin
particularforselling,credit,commission,advertising,transport,packing
and.ancillarycostsandfordifferencesintheconditionsandtermsof
saleandintaxation;
(1)OJN®L34,5.2.1977,P.60,' ./•
(2)OJN°L112,4.5.1977,P.l.

Whereasthisexaminationofthemattershowsthatdumpinghastaken
place,themarginofwhichvariesconsiderably fromtransactionto
transactionbut,ontheaverage,exceeds15$foramajorpartoftheCommunity
Whereas,withregardtoinjurytotheindustryconcerned,theevidence
availabletotheCommission showsthatimportsintotheCommunityofthe
productsconcernedoriginatinginJapanhaveconsiderably increased,
since,fromalevelofapproximately 5*500tonnesin1968theyincreased
to15.600tonnesin1974and19.000tonnesin1975»thisincreasehaving
continuedin1976inmostoftheregionsprincipally concerned;
Whereas,moreover,theseproductsareofferedforsaleontheCommunity
marketatpriceswhichgenerallyundercutthepricesprevailing among
Communityproducersoflikeproducts,andexerciseadepressiveeffect
onthem;
Whereas,asaresultofthis,theimportsconcernedhavebeenabletoacquire
anaveragemarketshareinthemarketsmostparticularly affected,thatis,
inGermany,PranceandtheUnitedKingdom,of15/5forballbearingsand
of5%taperedrollerbearings;whereasthemarketshareisconsi­
derablyhigherinoneofthemarkets,whereitrepresents22and8%
respectively ;whereasforcertaintypes,onwhichtheJapanesemarket
strategyisconcentrated ,thismarketshareisconsiderably higher.
Whereasthisdevelopment hastakenplacetothedetrimentoftheCommunity
industrywhichisinadifficultsituation,characterised byareductionof
10$inproductionfrom1974tothefirsthalfof1976intheregionsmost
affeoted,wherethemajorpartoftheCommunityindustryisestablished ,
byredundancies andshort–timeworkingforthepersonneloftheenter­
prisesconcerned,andbyareduotioninprofitsortheappearanceoflosses
forthefirmsconcerned;
Whereas,therefore,thefactsasfinallyestablished showthatmaterial
injuryhasbeencausedto"theCommunityindustryandthat,dueconsideration
havingbeengiventoallfactorswhich,takentogetheradverselyaffect;
thesituationofthisindustry,thedumpedimportsaredemonstrably thef
.prinoipalcauseofsuchinjury:.

Whereas,xnthecircumstances ,theinterestsoftheCommunitycallfor
theimpositionofadefinitiveantidumpingdutyofonimportsof"ballbea­
ringsandtaperedrollerbearingsofJapaneseoriginandforthedefinitiveco
leotionoftheamountssecuredbywayofprovisionaldutyinrespectofthefo
majorJapaneseproducersuptotheratementioned .above;
Whereas,however,thefourmajorJapaneseproducers havegivenunder­
takingstotheCommissiontorevisetheirfutureprices;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theapplicationofthedefinitive
antidumping dutycanbesuspended;
Whereas,however,itisnecessarythattheCommissionoloselymonitor
theobservanceoftheundertaking sandtakeimmediateactionifthere-
isanyviolationorevasionoriftheundertakings arewithdrawn,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1*Adefinitiveantidumpingdutyof15/Sonthebasisofthevalue
declaredinconformitywithRegulation(EEC)n°375/69(l)ishereby
imposedonballbearingsandtaperedrollerbearings,fallingwithin
CommonCustomsTariffheadingN°ex84*62andcorresponding toNIKEXE
codes84.62-11and84.62–17andoriginatinginJapan.Theprovisions
inforceforthecollectionofcustomsdutiesshallapplyforthe;
collectionofthisduty.
t
2.Theapplicationofthisdutyisherebysuspendedwithoutprejudice'
totheprovisionsofArt.2hereof.
Article2
1.TheCommissionshallcloselymonitortheobservanceoftheundex*-
takingsgivenbythemajorJapanesebearingsproducerstorevise
theirprices.
(1)OJN#L52,3.3.1969,p.l.

IftheCommission finds that these undertakings are "being evaded or
nolonger observed orhave "been withdrawn ,andif,having consulted the
Member States ,itisoftheopinion that ,asaresult ,protective
measures arenecessary ,itshall forthwith terminate thesuspension
"ofthe "application oftheduty imposed under Article 1hereof .
Article 3
Theamounts secured bywayofprovisional duty under theprovisions of
Regulation (EEC)n°26l/77extended byRegulation (EEC)n°944/77inres­
pect ofproducts manufactured andexported bytheproducers referred to
hereunder shall bedefinitively collected tothe extent that they do
not exceed therate ofduty fixed inthis Regulation .
-KOYO SEIKO COMPANY Limited
-NACHI-FUJUCOSHI CORPORATION
-NTN TOYO BEARING COMPANY Limited
-NIPPON SEIKO K.K.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal ofthe European Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirely and
direotly applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels For the Council