Notice of initiation of a review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain television camera systems originating in Japan
Date: 2000-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Japan, anti-dumping measure, import, originating product, recording equipment

12.2.2000

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.11.1999

Budget:

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 620/99

Title: Transitional agrimonetary aid (cid:151) Arable area scheme

Objective: Compensate the losses of producer income caused
by the reduction in the exchange rates applicable to certain
common agricultural policy direct aids

Legal basis: Ministerial decision, Council Regulation (EC) No
2800/98 and Commission Regulations (EC) No 2808/98, (EC)
No 2813/98 and (EC) No 1639/1999

(cid:151) 1999: EUR 3,14 million

(cid:151) 2000: EUR 1,05 million

(cid:151) 2001: EUR 0,52 million

Aid intensity or amount: In 1999: 0,01342 of the overall
amount per beneficiary in the framework of the arable area
payment scheme

Duration: Three years

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Notice of initiation of a review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain
television camera systems originating in Japan

(2000/C 40/04)

The Commission has received a request for a partial interim
review of the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of
certain television camera systems originating in Japan, pursuant
to Article 11(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22
December 1995 (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC)
No 905/98 (2), hereinafter referred to as the (cid:145)Basic Regulation(cid:146).

or more at normal gain; either in one piece with the
camera head and the adapter in one housing, or separate;

(b) a viewfinder (diagonal of 38 mm or more);

(c) a base station or camera control unit (CCU) connected to

the camera by a cable;

1. Request for review

The request was lodged on 4 September 1999, by Hitachi
Denshi Ltd (hereinafter also referred to asthe (cid:145)applicant(cid:146)), a
producer/exporter of
television camera systems (hereinafter
referred to as (cid:145)TCS(cid:146)) that took part in the original anti-dumping
investigation. The request is limited in scope to the exam-
ination of dumping as far as the applicant is concerned.

2. Product

(d) an operational control panel (OCP) for camera control (i.e.
single

lens opening or

iris of

for colour adjustment
cameras);

(e) a master control panel (MCP) or master set-up unit (MSU)
with selected camera indication, for the overview and for
adjustment of several remote cameras.

This product
8525 30 90,
8529 90 88,
8528 21 90. These codes are only given for information.

classifiable under CN codes
8529 90 81,
8528 21 16,

is
currently
8537 10 91,
8543 89 95,

8537 10 99,
8528 21 14,

The product under consideration is TCS originating in Japan,
consisting of a combination of the following parts, imported
either together or separately:

3. Existing measures

(a) a camera head with three or more sensors (12 mm or more
charge-coupled devices) with more than 400 000 pixels
each, which can be connected to a rear adapter, and
having a specification of the signal to noise ratio of 55dB

The measures currently in force are definitive anti-dumping
duties,
imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 on
imports of TCS originating in Japan, as last amended by
Council Regulation (EC) No 193/1999 (3). The rate of the anti-
dumping duty currently in force for imports of TCS from
Hitashi Denshi Ltd is set at 52,7 %.

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18.

(3) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 10.

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4. Grounds for the interim review

The applicant’s request is based on the grounds that a review of
the measures would be likely to result
in a repeal or a
reduction of the current anti-dumping duty applicable to it.

The applicant submitted sufficiet prima facie evidence showing
that circumstances on the basis of which the measures in force
were established (i.e. circumstances prevailing during the inves-
tigation period selected for the adoption of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1015/94) have changed and that
this change is
these changed circum-
ongoing. The applicant alleges that
stances have led to a considerable reduction of
its normal
value de to a structural change in the Japanese market and
an increase of its export price so that the continued imposition
of the measures to it is no longer necessary to counteract
dumping.

Any submission or request for a hearing must be made in
writing to the address mentioned below and should indicate
the name, address, e-mail address, fax and telephone numbers
of the interested party.

6. Time limits

Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into
account during the investigation, must make themselves
known, present their views in writing and submit information
within 40 days from the date of the publication of this notice.
Interested parties may also apply to be heard by the
Commission within the same time limit. This time limit also
applies to interested parties unknown to the Commission and it
is consequently in the interest of these parties to contact the
Commission without delay.

5. Procedure

The Commission address for correspondence is:

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee,
that sufficient evidence exists for the initiation of a partial
interim review, the Commission hereby initiates an investi-
the Basic Regulation,
gation pursuant
limited in scope to the examination of dumping as far as the
applicant is concerned.

to Article 11(3) of

(a) Questionnaires

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its
investigation, the Commission will send a questionnaire to the
applicant. The time limit for the reply to the questionnaire is
specified in point 6 of this notice.

(b) Collection of information and holding of hearings

All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views
known in writing and to provide supporting evidence.

European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorate C
DM 24 (cid:151) 8/116
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Brussels
Fax (32-2) 295 65 05
Telex: COMEU B 21877

7. Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to, or
otherwise does not provide necessary information within the
time limits specified in paragraph 6 above, or significantly
impedes the investigation,
findings, affirmative or negative,
may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the Basic Regu-
lation, on the basis of facts available.

the Commission may hear

Furthermore,
interested parties,
provided they make a request in writing and show that there
are particular reasons why they should be heard.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or
misleading information, the information shall be disregarded
and use may be made of the facts available.