Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/M.2333 — De Beers/LVMH (Prepared pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision (2001/462/EC, ECSC) of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audit, competition law, economic concentration, luxury products industry, merger control, precious stones, report, retail selling, sale

5.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/7

Notice concerning anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Community of
polyethylene terephthalate film originating, inter alia, in the Republic of Korea: Modification of the
name of a company subject to an individual anti-dumping duty rate

(2003/C 27/04)

Imports of polyethylene terephthalate film originating, inter alia, in the Republic of Korea are subject to
definitive anti-dumping measures, imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1676/2001 (1).

Kohap Corporation, a company located in the Republic of Korea, whose exports to the Community of
polyethylene terephthalate film are subject to an individual duty rate of 7,5 % by the aforementioned
Regulation, has informed the Commission that it has changed its name to KP Chemical Corporation. The
company has asked the Commission to confirm that the change of name does not affect the right of the
company to benefit from the individual duty rate applied to the company under its previous name of
Kohap Corporation.

The Commission has examined the information supplied, which demonstrates that all the company's
activities linked to the manufacturing, sales and exports of polyethylene terephthalate film are unaffected
by the change of name. The Commission therefore concludes that the change of name in no way affects
the findings of Council Regulation (EC) No 1676/2001. In view of the absence of any substantive change
of circumstances, the reference to Kohap Corporation should be read as KP Chemical Corporation in
Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1676/2001.

The Taric additional code A223 previously attributed to Kohap Corporation shall apply to KP Chemical
Corporation.

(1) OJ L 227, 23.8.2001, p. 1.

Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/M.2333 — De Beers/LVMH

(Prepared pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision (2001/462/EC, ECSC) of 23 May 2001 on the terms of
reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)

(2003/C 27/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The draft decision does not give rise to particular observations regarding the right to be heard.

Following the initiation of proceedings under Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89, as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97, the Commission, after having considered the results of a
exhaustive exchange of views with the parties to the proposed merger and having evaluated the
submissions by third parties, reached the conclusion that
the serious doubts which it had initially
expressed as to the compatibility of the notified concentration with the common market could no
longer be maintained.

The Commission therefore desisted from sending a Statement of Objections.

Done at Brussels, 5 July 2001.

Helmuth SCHRÖTER