Council Regulation (EC) No 2676/2000 of 4 December 2000 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan
Date: 2000-12-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Japan, anti-dumping duty, import, originating product, recording equipment, television

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2676/2000

of 4 December 2000

amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 imposing a definitive 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 384/96 of 22
December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from
countries not members of the European Community (1),

Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission
after consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 (2),
imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of
television camera systems (‘TCS’) originating in Japan.

The Council specifically excluded from the scope of the
anti-dumping duty professional camera systems listed in
the Annex to that Regulation (‘the Annex’), representing
high-end professional cameras systems technically falling
within the product definition under Article 1(2) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1015/94, but which cannot be regarded
as television camera systems, due to the fact that they
cannot be used for broadcast purposes.

In October 1995, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No
2474/95 (3), amended the abovementioned Regulation
(EC) No 1015/94,
in particular as regards the like
product definition and as regards certain models of
professional camera systems which were explicitly
exempted from the definitive anti-dumping duty.

In October 1997, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No
1952/97 (4), amended the rates of the definitive anti-
dumping duty for two companies concerned, namely for

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2238/2000 (OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 111, 30.4.1994, p. 106. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 176/2000 (OJ L 22, 27.1.2000, p. 29).

(3) OJ L 255, 25.10.1995, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 276, 9.10.1997, p. 20.

Sony Corporation and Ikegami Tsushinki in accordance
with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (the ‘Basic
specifically
Regulation’).
excluded from the scope of
the anti-dumping duty
certain new models of professional camera systems by
adding them to the Annex.

the Council

Furthermore,

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

In January 1999 and 2000, the Council by Regulation
(EC) No 193/1999 (5) and Regulation (EC) No 176/
2000 (6), further amended Regulation (EC) No 1015/94
adding certain successor models of professional camera
systems to the Annex and thus excluding those from the
application of the definitive anti-dumping duty.

In September 2000, the Council by Regulation (EC) No
2042/2000 (7), confirmed the definitive anti-dumping
duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 in
accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation.

B. INVESTIGATION CONCERNING NEW MODELS OF

PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SYSTEMS

1. Procedure

One Japanese exporting producer, namely Matsushita,
informed the Commission that it intended to introduce
new models of professional camera systems into the
Community market and requested to add these new
models of professional camera systems including their
accessories to the Annex and thus exempt them from
the scope of the anti-dumping duties.

The Commission informed the Community industry
accordingly and commenced an investigation limited to
the determination of whether the products under consid-
eration fall within the scope of the anti-dumping duties
and whether the operational part of Regulation (EC) No
1015/94 should be amended accordingly.

(5) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 10.
(6) OJ L 22, 27.1.2000, p. 29.
(7) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 38.

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(9)

(10)

2. Models under investigation

application received concerned the

The
following
models of professional camera systems, supplied with
the relevant technical
— camera head AW-E600 and AW-E800,
— new accessories to camera head AW-E600 and

information:

AW-E800:
— viewfinder WV-VF65B,
— remote

control

unit WV-RC700A

and

WV-RC550 (camera control unit),

— remote

control

box WV-CB700A

and

WV-CB550 (camera control unit),

— hybrid control panel AW-RP501 and AW-RP505

(camera control unit).

All above models were presented as being part of profes-
sional camera systems dedicated to the professional
video market.

3. Findings

a detailed comparison of

The Commission carried out a technical examination
including
the models
concerned with their predecessor models already listed
in the Annex and found that they were almost identical.
The differences found are the result of the technical
in the sector of professional camera
development
the
systems but did not affect

the classification of

(11)

models investigated as professional camera systems.
Therefore, it was concluded that all models concerned
should be excluded from the scope of the existing anti-
dumping measures.

The Commission informed the Community producers
and the exporter of the TCS of its findings and provided
them with an opportunity to present their views. On
this basis and in the light of the fact that the interested
parties did not object to the Commission's conclusions,
all models and related equipment listed in recital 9 shall
be considered as professional camera systems. It follows
that they should be exempted from the application of
the anti-dumping duty applicable on TCS originating in
Japan, and the Annex should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 shall be replaced
by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 4 December 2000.

For the Council

The President

H. VÉDRINE

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List of professional camera systems not qualified as broadcast camera systems which are exempted from the
measures

ANNEX

Company name

Camera heads

Viewfinder

Camera control unit

Operational control
unit

Master control
unit (*)

Camera adapters

RM-M7G

—

CCU-M3P

CCU-M5P

CCU-M7P

CA-325P

CA-325AP

CA-325B

CA-327P

CA-537P

CA-511

CA-512P

CA-513

VCT-U14 (1)

DXF-3000CE

DXF-325CE

DXF-501CE

DXF-M3CE

DXF-M7CE

DXF-40CE

DXF-40ACE

DXF-50CE

DXF-601CE

DXF-40BCE

DXF-50BCE

DXF-701CE

DXF-WSCE (1)

Sony

DXC-M7PK

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-637PK

DXC-637PL

DXC-637PH

PVW-637PK

PVW-637PL

DXC-D30PF

DXC-D30PK

DXC-D30PL

DXC-D30PH

DSR-130PF

DSR-130PK

DSR-130PL

PVW-D30PF

PVW-D30PK

PVW-D30PL

DXC-327BPF

DXC-327BPK

DXC-327BPL

DXC-327BPH

DXC-D30WSP (1)

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Company name

Camera heads

Viewfinder

Camera control unit

Operational control
unit

Master control
unit (*)

Camera adapters

VF15-21/22

MA-200/230

RCU-240

—

VF-4523

VF15-39

VF15-46 (1)

VF5040 (1)

VF5040W (1)

GM-5 (A)

GM-5-R2 (A)

GM-5-R2

GM-50

GM-8A (1)

GM-9 (1)

GM-51 (1)

MA-200A (1)

RCU-390 (1)

—

—

RU-C1 (B)

RU-C1 (D)

RU-C1

RU-C1-S5

RU-C10 (B)

RU-C10 (C)

RC-C1

RC-C10

RU-C10

RU-Z1 (B)

RU-Z1 (C)

RU-Z1

RC-C11

RU-Z2

RC-Z1

RC-Z11

RC-Z2

RC-Z21

RC-Z2A (1)

RC-Z21A (1)

CA-340

CA-300

CA-230

CA-390

CA-400 (1)

CA-Z1

CA-Z2

CA-Z1SJ

CA-Z1SP

CA-Z1M

CA-Z1M2

CA-Z1HB

CA-C10

CA-C10SP

CA-C10SJA

CA-C10M

CA-C10B

CA-Z1A (1)

CA-Z31 (1)

CA-Z32 (1)

Ikegami

Hitachi

HC-340

HC-300

HC-230

HC-240

HC-210

HC-390

LK-33

HDL-30MA

HDL-37

HC-400 (1)

HC-400W (1)

SK-H5

SK-H501

DK-7700

DK-7700SX

HV-C10

HV-C11

HV-C10F

Z-ONE (L)

Z-ONE (H)

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

Z-ONE 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-C10 A

FP-C10 A (A)

FP-C10 A (B)

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Company name

Camera heads

Viewfinder

Camera control unit

Operational control
unit

Master control
unit (*)

Camera adapters

Hitachi
(cont'd)

FP-C10 A (C)

FP-C10 A (D)

FP-C10 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)

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)

Z-ONE.DA (1)

V-21 (1)

V-21W (1)

WV-AD700SE

WV-AD700ASE

WV-AD700ME

WV-AD250E

WV-AD500E (*)

AW-AD500AE

AW-AD700BSE

Matsushita

WV-F700

WV-F700A

WV-F700SHE

WV-VF65BE

WV-VF40E

WV-VF39E

WV-RC700/B

WV-RC700/G

WV-RC700A/B

WV-F700ASHE

WV-VF65BE (*)

WV-RC700A/G

—

—

WV-F700BHE

WV-VF40E (*)

WV-F700ABHE

WV-VF42E

WV-F700MHE

WV-VF65B

WV-F350

WV-F350HE

WV-F350E

WV-F350AE

WV-F350DE

WV-F350ADE

WV-F500HE (*)

WV-F565HE

AW-F575HE

AW-E600

AW-E800

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-RC700A

WV-CB700A

WV-RC550

WV-CB550

AW-RP501

AW-RP505

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Company name

Camera heads

Viewfinder

Camera control unit

Operational control
unit

Master control
unit (*)

Camera adapters

JVC

VF-P315E

VF-P550E

VF-P10E

VP-P115E

VF-P400E

VP-P550BE

VF-P116

RM-P350EG

RM-P200EG

RM-P300EG

RM-LP80E

RM-LP821E

RM-LP35U

RM-LP37U

VF-P116WE (1)

RM-P270EG

VF-P550WE (1)

KY-35E

KY-27ECH

KY-19ECH

KY-17FITECH

KY-17BECH

KY-F30FITE

KY-F30BE

KY-27CECH

KH-100U

KY-D29ECH

KY-D29WECH (1)

Olympus

MAJ-387N

MAJ-387I

Camera OTV-SX

OTV-SX2

OTV-S5

OTV-S6

—

—

KA-35E

KA-B35U

KA-M35U

KA-P35U

KA-27E

KA-20E

KA-P27U

KA-P20U

KA-B27E

KA-B20E

KA-M20E

KA-M27E

(*) Also called master set up unit (MSU) or master control panel (MCP).
(1) Models exempted under the condition that the corresponding triax system or triax-adaptor is not sold on the EC-market.