Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down transitional provisions concerning anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures adopted pursuant to Commission Decisions No 2277/96/ECSC and No 1889/98/ECSC as well as pending anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, complaints and applications pursuant to those Decisions
Date: 2002-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, anti-dumping measure, anti-subsidy proceeding, complaint to the Commission

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 24.4.2002
COM(2002) 194 final/2

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The  Treaty  on  the  European  Coal  and  Steel  Community  (ECSC  Treaty)  shall  expire  on
23 July 2002. After this date, products formerly covered by the ECSC Treaty will be covered
by the EC Treaty.

The  Commission  has  adopted  two  basic  Decisions,  respectively  Commission  Decisions  No
2277/96/ECSC  and  No  1889/98/ECSC,  governing  anti-dumping  and  anti-subsidy
investigations and measures for ECSC products.

A  number  of  measures  adopted  pursuant  to  these  two  Decisions  will  still  be  in  force  as  of
23 July, and a number of complaints, applications or investigations may be pending.

The attached proposal aims at clarifying the legal situation of these measures, complaints or
investigations, by stating explicitly that, after 23 July 2002,  they  will become  subject to  the
provisions  of  the  basic  anti-dumping  and  anti-subsidy  Council  Regulations  (Council
Regulations (EC) No 384/96  and (EC)  No 2026/97),  adopted  pursuant to  Article 133  of  the
EC Treaty.

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular
Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,

Whereas:

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

The Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (’ECSC Treaty’) will
expire on 23 July 2002.

Products which are currently covered by the ECSC Treaty will be subject to the Treaty
establishing the European Community as of 24 July 2002.

The  Commission  has  adopted  a  number  of  anti-dumping  measures  pursuant  to
Commission Decision No 2277/96/ECSC on protection against dumped imports from
countries  not  members  of  the  European  Coal  and  Steel  Community  (’Basic  Anti-
Dumping  Decision’)2.  Measures  are  normally  imposed  for  a  5-year-period  in
accordance with Article 11(2) of the Basic Anti-Dumping Decision. However, some of
these measures will not, at the date of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty, have reached the
end  of  that  5-year-period  (’ECSC  anti-dumping  measures’).  Some  investigations,
initiated  pursuant  to  the  Basic  Anti-Dumping  Decision,  may  also  be  pending  at  the
date  of  the  expiry  of  the  ECSC  Treaty  (’pending  anti-dumping  investigations’).
Similarly,  complaints  or  other  applications  for  the  initiation  of  an  investigation  filed
pursuant to the provisions of the Basic Anti-Dumping Decision may be pending at the
the date of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty (’pending anti-dumping applications’).

(4) 

It  is  therefore  appropriate  to  provide  for  the  continued  application  of  ECSC  anti-
dumping  measures  under  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  384/96  on  protection  against
dumped  imports  from  countries  not  members  of  the  European  Community  (’Basic
Anti-Dumping  Regulation’)3  after  the  date  of  the  expiry  of  the  ECSC  Treaty  and  to

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OJ L 308, 29. 11 1996, p. 11. Decision as last  amended  by  Commission  Decision  No  435/2001/ECSC
(OJ L 63, 3. 3. 2001, p. 14).
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).

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(6) 

(7) 

apply from then onwards the provisions of the Basic Anti-Dumping Regulation to such
measures. Any pending anti-dumping investigation should after the date of the expiry
of  the  ECSC  Treaty  be  continued  and  concluded  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the
Basic Anti-Dumping Regulation and  any anti-dumping measures resulting  from such
an  investigation  should  be  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  Basic  Anti-Dumping
Regulation.  Similarly,  after  the  date  of  the  expiry  of  the  ECSC  Treaty  pending  anti-
dumping  applications  should  be  dealt  with  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  Basic
Anti-Dumping Regulation.

In  this  context,  it  should  be  noted  that  the  provisions  of  the  Basic  Anti-Dumping
Decision  are,  with  the  exception  of  those  on  the  Community’s  decision  making
procedure, practically identical to those of the Basic Anti-Dumping Regulation.

The  Commission  has  also  adopted  a  number  of  countervailing  measures  pursuant  to
Commission  Decision  No  1889/98/ECSC  on  protection  against  subsidised  imports
from countries not members of the European Coal and Steel Community (’Basic Anti-
Subsidy Decision’).4 Measures are normally imposed for a 5-year-period in accordance
with  Article  18(1)  of  the  Basic  Anti-Subsidy  Decision.  However,  some  of  these
measures will not, at the date of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty, have reached the end
of that 5-year-period (’ECSC countervailing measures’). Some investigations, initiated
pursuant to the Basic Anti-Subsidy Decision,  may also  be  pending  at  the date  of  the
expiry  of  the  ECSC  Treaty  (’pending  anti-subsidy  investigations’).  Similarly,
complaints or other applications for the initiation of an investigation filed pursuant to
the provisions of the Basic Anti-Subsidy Decision may be pending at the date of the
expiry of the ECSC Treaty (‘pending anti-subsidy applications’).

It  is  therefore  also  appropriate  to  provide  for  the  continued  application  of  ECSC
countervailing  measures  under  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2026/97  on  protection
against subsidised imports from  countries  not  members  of  the  European  Community
('Basic Anti-Subsidy Regulation')5 after the date of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and
to  apply  from  then  onwards  the  provisions  of  the  Basic  Anti-Subsidy  Regulation  to
such  measures.  Any  pending  anti-subsidy  investigation  should  after  the  date  of  the
expiry of the ECSC Treaty be continued and concluded pursuant to the provisions of
the  Basic  Anti-Subsidy  Regulation  and  any  countervailing  measures  resulting  from
such  an  investigation  should  be  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  Basic  Anti-Subsidy
Regulation.  Similarly,  after  the  date  of  the  expiry  of  the  ECSC  Treaty  pending  anti-
subsidy applications should be dealt with pursuant to the provisions of the Basic Anti-
Subsidy Regulation.

(8) 

In  this  context,  it  should  be  noted  that  the  provisions  of  the  Basic  Anti-Subsidy
Decision  are,  with  the  exception  of  those  on  the  Community's  decision  making
procedure, practically identical to those of the Basic Anti-Subsidy Regulation.

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OJ L 245, 4. 9 1998, p. 3.
OJ L 288, 21. 10. 1997, p. 1.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(1)

(2)

(3)

Anti-dumping measures which have been adopted pursuant to Commission Decision
No  2277/96/ECSC  and  which  are  still  in  force  on  23  July  2002  (the  anti-dumping
measures  mentioned  in  Annex  I),  shall  be  continued  and  shall  be  governed  by  the
provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 with effect from 24 July 2002.

In calculating the date on which the anti-dumping measures in Annex I shall expire
pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96, regard shall be had
to the original date of entry into force of those measures.

Any  investigation,  which  has  been  initiated  pursuant  to  Commission  Decision  No
2277/96/ECSC  and  which  is  still  pending  on  23  July  2002,  or  any  complaint  or
application  for  the  initiation  of  such  an  investigation  which  is  still  pending  on  that
date  shall  be  continued  and  shall  be  governed  by  the  provisions  of  Council
Regulation  (EC)  No  384/96  with  effect  from  24  July  2002.  Any  anti-dumping
measures  resulting  from  such  pending  anti-dumping  investigations,  complaints  or
applications  shall  be  governed  by  the  provisions  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No
384/96.

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Countervailing measures which have been adopted pursuant to Commission Decision
No 1898/98/ECSC and  which are  still in  force  on 23  July  2002  (the  countervailing
measures mentioned in Annex  II), shall  be  continued  and  shall  be  governed  by  the
provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 with effect from 24 July 2002.

In calculating the date on which the anti- subsidy measures in Annex II shall expire
pursuant  to  Article  18(1)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2026/97,  regard  shall  be
had to the original date of entry into force of those measures.

Any  investigation  which  has  been  initiated  pursuant  to  Commission  Decision  No
1898/98/ECSC  and  which  is  still  pending  on  23  July  2002,  or  any  complaint  or
application  for  the  initiation  of  such  an  investigation,  which  is  still  pending  on  23
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applications  shall  be  governed  by  the  provisions  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No
2026/97.

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