Council Regulation (EC) No 2052/98 of 24 September 1998 further amending Regulations (EC) No 1890/97 and (EC) No 1891/97 imposing definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway
Date: 1998-09-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Norway, anti-dumping duty, countervailing charge, fish farming, import, sea fish

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2052/98

of 24 September 1998

further amending Regulations (EC) No 1890/97 and (EC) No 1891/97 imposing
definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of farmed Atlantic
salmon originating in Norway

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of
22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports
from countries
the European
Community (1), and in particular Articles 8(9) and 9
thereof,

not members

of

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of
6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports
from countries
the European
Community (2), and in particular Articles 13(9) and 15
thereof,

not members

of

Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis-
sion after consulting the Advisory Committee,

(5)

Whereas:

Consequently, the Commission, by Regulation (EC)
No 1126/98 (5), hereinafter referred to as the ‘provi-
sional duty Regulation', imposed provisional anti-
dumping and countervailing duties on imports of
farmed Atlantic salmon falling within CN codes ex
0302 12 00, ex 0304 10 13, ex 0303 22 00 and ex
0304 20 13 originating in Norway and exported by
the 12 companies listed in the Annex to that Regu-
lation. By the same Regulation, the Commission
deleted the companies concerend from the Annex
to Decision 97/634/EC listing the companies, from
which undertakings were accepted.

B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE

duties

All 12 Norwegian companies subject to the provi-
in writing
sional
concerning the essential facts and considerations,
on the basis of which these provisional duties were
imposed.

disclosure

received

(1)

(2)

(3)

A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES

In the framework of the anti-dumping and anti-
subsidy investigations initiated by two separate
notices published in the Official Journal of the
the Commission
European
accepted, by Decision 97/634/EC (4), undertakings
offered by the Kingdom of Norway and by 190
Norwegian exporters.

Communities (3),

The text of the undertakings specifically provides
that failure to comply with the reporting obliga-
tions and, in particular, failure to submit the quar-
terly report within the prescribed time-limit except
in case of force majeure, would be construed as a
breach of the undertaking.

For the fourth quarter of 1997, 12 Norwegian
exporters failed to comply with their obligation to
present a report within the prescribed time limit or
did not submit any report at all. These exporters
did not provide any evidence of force majeure to
justify such late reporting or non-reporting. On this
basis, the Commission had reasons to believe that
these companies had breached the terms of their
undertakings.

(1) OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (OJ L 128, 30. 4. 1998, p. 18).

(2) OJ L 288, 21. 10. 1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 235, 31. 8. 1996, p. 18 and
OJ C 235, 31. 8. 1996, p. 20.
(4) OJ L 267, 30. 9. 1997, p. 81.

(6) Within the time limit set in the provisional duty
the Norwegian companies

Regulation, some of
concerned submitted comments in writing.

(7)

(8)

Subsequent to the written submissions received, the
Commission sought and examined all information
it deemed necessary for the purpose of a definitive
determination on the apparent violations.

None of the companies, which failed to respect
their reporting obligations, submitted any valid
evidence of force majeure as would have been
necessary under the terms of the undertaking in
order to lawfully justify such failure.

In the absence of specific provisions in this regard
in Regulation (EC) No 384/96, hereinafter referred
to as the ‘basic anti-dumping Regulation', and in
Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, hereinafter referred to
as the ‘basic anti-subsidies Regulation', and in
accordance with the case law of
the Court of
Justice, the justification invoked by each company
as circumstances constituting force majeure can
only be recognised as such where the failure was
the inevitable result of an extraneous cause which
could not reasonably have been foreseen or pre-
empted and made it objectively impossible for the
company concerned to comply with its obligations.

(5) OJ L 157, 30. 5. 1998, p. 82.

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(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

In this regard, all circumstances invoked by the
parties concerned, e.g. the illness of staff members
for a few days, or the intense activity of other fish
productions, cannot be considered as circumstances
constituting force majeure.

Two out of the twelve exporters listed in Annex I,
i.e. Gigante Fiskekroken A/S and Melands Røkeri
Eftf. A/S (1), have notified the Commission that
they have changed their names and requested that
the newly named companies be allowed to enter
new undertakings as newcomers. However,
the
Commission is of the view that a simple change of
name of a company is not sufficient to bring a
party within the scope of Article 2 of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1890/97 of 26 September 1997
imposing a definitive
anti-dumping duty on
imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in
Norway (2) or Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC)
No 1891/97 of 26 September 1997 imposing a
definitive countervailing duty on imports of farmed
Atlantic salmon originating in Norway (3).

definitive duties for the twelve Norwegian compa-
nies should be fixed at the level of the duties
established in those two Regulations.

D. DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OF

PROVI-

SIONAL DUTIES

(13) A breach of undertaking has been established in
relation to the twelve exporters having violated
their undertakings. Therefore,
is considered
it
necessary that
the amounts secured by way of
provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duties
be definitively collected at the level of the defin-
itive duties.

(14)

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1890/97 and the
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1891/97, exempting
the parties listed therein from the relevant duty,
should be amended to remove the exemption from
the 12 companies listed in Annex I to this Regula-
tion,

C. DEFINITIVE MEASURES

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

The interested parties were informed of the essen-
tial facts and considerations, on the basis of which
it was intended to confirm the withdrawal of the
Commission’s acceptance of their undertaking and
to recommend the imposition of definitive anti-
dumping and countervailing duties and the defin-
itive collection of the amounts secured by way of
provisional duties. They were also granted a period,
within which to make representations subsequent
to this disclosure.

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1890/97 shall be

1.
replaced by Annex II hereto.

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1891/97 shall be

2.
replaced by Annex II hereto.

In view of the comments submitted, it is concluded
that definitive anti-dumping and countervailing
duties should be imposed on imports of farmed
Atlantic
and
exported by the companies listed in Annex I.

salmon originating

in Norway

The investigations, which led to the undertakings,
were concluded by a final determination as to
dumping and injury by Regulation (EC) No 1890/
97, and by a final determination as to subsidisation
and injury by Regulation (EC) No 1891/97.

Therefore, in accordance with Article 8(9) of the
basic anti-dumping Regulation and Article 13(9) of
the basic anti-subsidies Regulation, the rate of the

Article 2

The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-
dumping and countervailing duties imposed by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1126/98 in relation to farmed (other than
wild) Atlantic salmon falling within CN codes ex
0302 12 00 (Taric code: 0302 12 00*19), ex 0304 10 13
(Taric code: 0304 10 13*19), ex 0303 22 00 (Taric code:
0303 22 00*19)
code:
0304 20 13*19) originating in Norway and exported by the
companies listed in the Annex I to this Regulation shall
be definitively collected.

0304 20 13

(Taric

and

ex

(1) The new names are Gigante Sild A/S and Rokespesialisten

A/S, respectively.

Article 3

(2) OJ L 267, 30. 9. 1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 772/98 (OJ L 111, 9. 4. 1998, p. 10).
(3) OJ L 267, 30. 9. 1997, p. 19. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 772/98 (OJ L 111, 9. 4. 1998, p. 10).

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

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 1998.

For the Council

The President

N. MICHALEK

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ANNEX I

List of companies subject to definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties

UT No

Company name

Taric additional
code

19

45

55

59

71

95

106

109

125

136

138

186

A/S Nortraders Ltd

Fader Martin A/S

Gigante Fiskekroken A/S

Gunnar Klo A/S

Inter Road A/S

Melands Røkeri Eftf. A/S

Niscan Corporation A/S

Nor-Trade International

Norway Seafarms A/S

Oster Sea Products A/S

Pero Food A/S

Vest Agentur A/S

8117

8142

8152

8301

8173

8199

8212

8215

8313

8241

8243

8320

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ANNEX II

List of companies benefiting from undertakings

UT No

Company name

Taric
additional
code

1

3

5

7

8

11

13

14

15

16

17

20

21

22

23

24

26

27

28

30

31

32

33

35

36

A. Ovreskotnes A/S

Agnefest Seafood

Alsvag Fiskeprodukter A/S

Aqua Export A/S

Aqua Partner A/S

Arctic Group International

Artic Superior A/S

Arne Mathiesen A/S

A/S Aalesundfisk

A/S Austevoll Fiskeindustri

A/S Keco

A/S Refsnes Fiskeindustri

A/S West Fish Ltd

Astor A/S

Atlantic King Stranda A/S

Atlantic Seafood A/S

Borkowski & Rosnes A/S

Brødrene Aasjord A/S

Brødrene Eilertsen A/S

Brødrene Remo A/S

Christiansen Partner A/S

Clipper Seafood A/A

Coast Seafood A/S

Dafjord Laks A/S

Delfa Norge A/S

8095

8325

8098

8100

8101

8109

8111

8112

8113

8114

8115

8118

8119

8120

8121

8122

8124

8125

8126

8128

8129

8130

8131

8133

8134

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UT No

Company name

Taric
additional
code

39

41

42

43

44

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

58

60

61

62

64

65

66

67

68

70

72

75

76

77

Domstein Salmon A/S

Ecco Fisk & Delikatesse

Edvard Johnsen A/S

Eurolaks A/S

Euronor A/S

Fiskeforsyningen A/S

Fjord Aqua Group A/S

Fjord Trading Ltd A/S

Fonn Egersund A/S

Fossen A/S

Fresh Atlantic A/S

Fresh Marine Company A/S

Fryseriet A/S

Grieg Seafood A/S

Haafa fisk A/S

Hallvard Lerøy A/S

Herøy Filetfabrikk A/S

Hirsholm Norge A/S

Hitramat & Delikatesse A/S

Hydro Seafood Sales A/S

Hydrotech-gruppen A/S

Icelandic Freezing Plants N. A/S

Incofood A/S

Inter Sea A/S

Janas A/S

Joh. H. Pettersen A/S

Johan J. Helland A/S

8136

8138

8139

8140

8141

8143

8144

8145

8146

8147

8148

8149

8150

8300

8302

8303

8304

8306

8154

8159

8428

8165

8172

8174

8177

8178

8179

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UT No

Company name

Taric
additional
code

79

80

82

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

92

93

96

98

99

100

101

104

105

107

108

111

112

113

114

115

Karsten J. Ellingsen A/S

Kr. Kleiven & Co. A/S

Labeyrie Norge A/S

Lafjord Group A/S

Langfjord Laks A/S

Leica Fiskeprodukter

Leonhard Products A/S

Lofoten Seafood Export A/S

Lorentz A. Lossius A/S

Ma-vo Norge A/S

Marex A/S

Marine Seafood A/S

Marstein Seafood A/S

Memo Food A/S

Midsundfisk A/S

Myre Sjømat A/S

Naco Trading A/S

Namdal Salmon A/S

Nerg(cid:134)rd A/S

Nils Williksen A/S

Nisja Trading A/S

Nor-Food A/S

Nordic Group A/SA

Nordreisa Laks A/S

Norexport A/S

Norfi Produkter A/S

Norfood Group A/S

8181

8182

8184

8185

8186

8187

8423

8188

8189

8190

8326

8196

8197

8200

8202

8203

8206

8207

8210

8211

8213

8214

8217

8218

8223

8227

8228

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UT No

Company name

Taric
additional
code

116

117

119

120

121

122

123

124

126

128

129

130

134

137

140

141

142

143

144

145

146

147

148

149

151

153

154

Norfra Eksport A/S

NorMan Trading Ltd A/S

Norsk Akvakultur A/S

Norsk Sjømat A/S

Northern Seafood A/S

Nortrade A/S

Norway Royal Salmon Sales A/S

Norway Royal Salmon A/S

Norway Seafoods A/SA

Norwell A/S

Notfisk Arctic A/S

Nova Sea A/S

Ok-Fish Kvalheim A/S

Pan Fish Sales A/S

Polar Seafood Norway A/S

Prilam Norv(cid:138)ge A/S

Pundslett Fisk

Roger A/S

Rolf Olsen Seafood A/S

Ryfisk A/S

Rørvik Fisk-og fiskematforretning A/S

Saga Lax Norge A/S

Saga Lax Nord A/S

Salomega A/S

Sangoltgruppa A/S

Scanfood A/S

Sea Eagle Group A/S

8229

8230

8232

8233

8307

8308

8309

8312

8314

8316

8234

8235

8239

8242

8247

8248

8251

8253

8254

8256

8257

8258

8259

8260

8262

8264

8265

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UT No

Company name

Taric
additional
code

155

156

157

158

159

160

161

162

164

165

166

167

168

171

172

174

175

176

177

178

180

182

183

187

188

189

190

191

Sea Star International A/S

Sea-Bell A/S

Seaco A/S

Seacom A/S

Seacom Nord A/S

Seafood Farmers of Norway Ltd A/S

Seanor A/S

Sekkingstad A/S

Sirena Norway A/S

Kinn Salmon A/S

Skarpsno Mat

SL Fjordgruppen A/S

SMP Marine Produkter A/S

Stavanger Røkeri A/S

Stjernelaks A/S

Stolt Sea Farm A/S

Storm Company A/S

Superior A/S

Svenodak A/S

Terra Seafood A/S

Timar Seafood A/S

Torris Products Ltd. A/S

Troll Salmon A/S

Vie de France Norway A/S

Vikenco A/S

Wannebo International A/S

West Fish Norwegian Salmon A/S

Nor-Fa Food A/S

8266

8267

8268

8269

8270

8271

8272

8273

8275

8276

8277

8278

8279

8282

8283

8285

8286

8287

8288

8289

8294

8298

8317

8321

8322

8323

8324

8102