Council Regulation (EC) No 198/2001 of 29 January 2001 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: 2001-01-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Japan, anti-dumping duty, originating product, recording equipment, television

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 198/2001

of 29 January 2001

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:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE

By Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 (2) the Council 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 (hereinafter referred to as
‘the Annex’), representing high-end profesionnal camera
systems technically falling within the product definition
under Article 1(2) of Regulation (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 amended Regulation (EC)
No 1015/94 by Regulation (EC) No 2474/95 (3),
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 (herein-
after referred to as the ‘basic Regulation’). Furthermore,
the Council specifically excluded from the scope of the
anti-dumping duty certain new models of professional
camera systems by adding them to the Annex.

(5)

(6)

(7)

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

In September 2000, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No
2042/2000 (6), confirmed the definitive anti-dumping
duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 in
accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation.

In December 2000, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No
2676/2000, made the latest amendment to the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000, adding a number of
to it and thus
camera systems
new professional
exempting these models from the application of the
definitive anti-dumping duty.

B. INVESTIGATION CONCERNING NEW MODELS OF

PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SYSTEMS

1. Procedure

(8)

Two Japanese exporting producers, namely Matsushita
and Hitachi Denshi, informed the Commission that they
intended to introduce new models of professional
camera systems including their accessories be added to
the Annex, thus exempting them from the scope of the
anti-dumping duties.

(5) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 10.
(6) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 38. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 2676/2000 (OJ L 308, 8.12.2000, p. 1).

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(9)

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.

2. Models under investigation

(12)

(10)

The applications
received concerned the following
models of professional camera systems, supplied with
the relevant technical

information:

(i) Matsushita:

— camera head AW-E800A,
— viewfinder AW-VF80;

(ii) Hitachi Denshi Ltd:

— camera base station RU-Z3,
— camera control panel RC-Z3,
— camera adaptor CA-ZD1.

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

3. Findings

(11)

a detailed comparison of

The Commission carried out a technical examination
the models
including
concerned with their predecessor models already listed
in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 and
found that they were almost identical. The differences

found are the result of the technical development in the
sector of professional camera systems but did not affect
the classification of the models investigated as profes-
sional 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 exporers 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 10 are
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 that the Annex should be amended accord-
ingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 shall be replaced
by the text of 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, 29 January 2001.

For the Council

The President

M. WINBERG

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

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

Company name

Camera heads

Viewfinder

Camera control unit

Operational control
unit

Master control
unit (*)

Camera adaptors

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 adaptors

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)

RU-Z3 (1)

RC-Z3 (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)

CA-ZD1 (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 adaptors

Hitachi
(continued)

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

AW-VF80

WV-F350

WV-F350HE

WV-F350E

WV-F350AE

WV-F350DE

WV-F350ADE

WV-F500HE (*)

WV-F565HE

AW-F575HE

AW-E600

AW-E800

AW-E800A

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 adaptors

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.’