Council Regulation (EC) No 825/2004 of 26 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan
Date: 2004-04-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Japan, anti-dumping duty, import, originating product, recording equipment

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 825/2004

of 26 April 2004

amending 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 Com-
munity,

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) (‘the
basic Regulation’),

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

Whereas:

A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURES

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.

In Article 1(3)(e) of Regulation No 1015/94, the Council
specifically excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping
duty camera systems listed in the Annex to that Regu-
lation (the Annex), representing high-end professional
cameras 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.

In October 1995, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No
2474/95 (3), amended 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.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

In January 1999 and 2000, the Council, by Regulations
(EC) No 193/1999 (5) and (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 application of the defini-
tive 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 January 2001 and in May 2001, the Council, by
Regulations (EC) No 198/2001 (7) and (EC) No 951/
2001 (8), amended Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 by
adding certain successor models of professional camera
systems to the Annex and thus excluding them from the
application of the definitive anti-dumping duty.

In September 2001, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No
1900/2001 (9) further to an interim review in accord-
ance with Article 11(3) of
the Basic Regulation,
confirmed the level of the definitive anti-dumping duty
imposed to the exporting producer Hitachi Denshi Ltd.

Finally, in September 2002, the Council, by Regulation
(EC) No 1696/2002, further amended Regulation (EC)
No 2042/2000 by adding certain successor models of
professional camera systems to the Annex and thus
excluding them from the application of the definitive
anti-dumping duty.

B. INVESTIGATION CONCERNING NEW MODELS OF

PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SYSTEMS

1. Procedure

(10)

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
Sony Corporation and Ikegami Tsushinki Co., Ltd,
in
accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 384/
96. 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.

Japanese

informed the Commission that

Three
exporting producers, namely Sony
Corporation (Sony), Ikegami Tsushinki Co Ltd (Ikegami)
and Matsushita,
they
intended to introduce new models of professional
and
camera
requested the Commission 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.

into the Community market

systems

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

(EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).

(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.

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

lation (EC) No 1696/2002 (OJ 259, 27.9.2002, p. 1).

(7) OJ L 30, 1.2.2001, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 134, 17.5.2001, p. 18.
(9) OJ L 261, 29.9.2001, p. 3.

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(11)

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
2042/2000 should be amended accordingly.

2. Models under investigation

(12)

for exemption were received for

The requests
the
following models of camera systems, supplied with the
relevant technical information:

(i) Sony:

— remote control unit RM-M7E;

(ii) Ikegami:

— camera head HDL-20,

— camera head MKC-501,

— camera head MKC-501B;

(iii) Matsushita:

— camera head AW-E650,

— camera head AW-E655,

— camera head AW-E750.

Matsushita:

— camera head AW-E650 30 October 2003,

— camera head AW-E655 30 October 2003,

— camera head AW-E750 30 October 2003.

ii) Camera heads MKC-501 and MKC-501B (Ikegami)

(16) With regard to the camera model MKC-501 and its
successor MKC-501B it was found that these models
were exclusively dedicated for industrial and medical
applications. They are part of Ikegami's medical camera
series and particularly designed for
the use in the
medical sector. Thus, the camera head is ‘ultra-compact’
and has no function without the corresponding camera
control unit. It cannot be connected to a viewfinder. The
C-mount
industrial
lenses, microscopes and endoscopes, i.e. broadcast lenses
cannot be connected. Furthermore, the above models are
coated with antibacterial paint specifically for the use in
medical environments. It was therefore concluded that
the MKC-501 and its
successor MKC-501B were
exempted under Article 1(3)(d) of Regulation 2042/
2000.

lens connection is only apt

for

All of the above models were presented either as being
part of professional camera systems dedicated to the
professional video market or as successors of profes-
sional camera models already excluded from the anti-
dumping measure in force.

(17)

Since both above camera models fall within Article
1(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 they are by
definition exempted from the definitive anti-dumping
duty, irrespective of their date of importation.

3. Findings

iii) Camera head HDL-20 (Ikegami)

(13)

The Commission carried out a technical examination. It
resulted from this analysis that none of above models
could be classified as broadcast or television camera
systems.

i) Remote control unit RM-M7E (Sony), camera head AW-

E650, AW-E655 and AW-E750 (Matsushita)

(14)

(15)

The remote control unit RM-M7E, camera head AW-
E650, AW-E655 and AW-E750 have been found to be
falling within Article
systems
professional cameras
1(3)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. They should
therefore to be added to the Annex in order to be
exempted from the definitive duty.

In accordance with the established Community Institu-
tions' practice all above models should be exempted
from the duty from the date of receipt by the Commis-
sion services of
for exemption.
the relevant request
Therefore, all imports of the following camera models
imported on or after the below indicated date should be
exempted from the duty from

Sony:

(18) As far as camera head HDL-20 is concerned,

it was
found that it does not fall under the product description
of Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. In par-
ticular the camera head is only equipped with two
sensors (2/3 inch), while Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 2042/2000 describes a camera head as having ‘three
or more sensors’. Therefore, it was concluded that this
camera type does not fall within the product description
and therefore not within the scope of the anti-dumping
duty without
the need to be exempted expressively
thereof by adding this model to the Annex.

4. Information of the interested parties and conclu-

sions

(19)

The Commission informed the Community industry and
the exporters of the TCS of its findings and provided
them with an opportunity to present their views. None
of the parties objected to the Commission's findings.

(20) On the basis of the above, Regulation (EC) No 2042/

— remote control unit RM-M7E 6 August 2002;

2000 should be amended accordingly,

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

This Regulation shall apply to imports of the following
2.
models produced and exported to the Community by the
following exporting producers:

The Annex of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 shall be replaced
by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

(a) Sony Corporation from 6 August 2002:

— remote control unit RM-M7E;

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter

1.
into force on the day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

(b) Matsushita from 30 October 2003:

— camera head AW-E650,
— camera head AW-E655,
— camera head AW-E750.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 2004.

For the Council

The President

B. COWEN

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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 adapters

RM-M7G
RM-M7E (1)

—

CCU-M3P
CCU-M5P
CCU-M7P
CUU-M5AP (1)

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)
DXF-801CE (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)
DXC-D35PH (1)
DXC-D35PL (1)
DXC-D35PK (1)
DXC-D35WSPL (1)
DSR-135PL (1)

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Company name

Camera heads

Viewfinder

Camera control unit

Operational control
unit

Master control
unit (*)

Camera adapters

VF15-21/22
VF-4523
VF15-39
VF15-46 (1)
VF5040 (1)
VF5040W (1)

MA-200/230
MA-200A (1)
MA-400 (1)
CCU-37
CCU-10

RCU-240
RCU-390 (1)
RCU-400 (1)
RCU-240A

—

CA-340
CA-300
CA-230
CA-390
CA-400 (1)
CA-450 (1)

__

—

CA-Z1HB
CA-C10
CA-C10SP
CA-C10SJA
CA-C10M
CA-C10B
CA-Z1A (1)
CA-Z31 (1)
CA-Z32 (1)
CA-ZD1 (1)

GM-51 (1)

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)

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)
HDL-37E
HDL-10
HDL-40

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)
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)

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Company name

Camera heads

Viewfinder

Camera control unit

Operational control
unit

Master control
unit (*)

Camera adapters

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-F700
WV-F700A
WV-F700SHE
WV-F700ASHE
WV-F700BHE
WV-F700ABHE
WV-F700MHE
WV-F350
WV-F350HE
WV-F350E
WV-F350AE
WV-F350DE
WV-F350ADE
WV-F500HE (*)
WV-F-565HE
AW-F575HE
AW-E600
AW-E800
AW-E800A
AW-E650
AW-E655
AW-E750

KY-35E
KY-27ECH
KY-19ECH
KY-17FITECH
KY-17BECH
KY-F30FITE
KY-F30BE
KY-27CECH
KH-100U
KY-D29ECH

Matsushita

JVC

—

—

WV-AD700SE
WV-AD700ASE
WV-AD700ME
WV-AD250E
WV-AD500E (*)
AW-AD500AE
AW-AD700BSE

WV-VF65BE
WV-VF40E
WV-VF39E
WV-VF65BE (*)
WV-VF40E (*)
WV-VF42E
WV-VF65B
AW-VF80

WV-RC700/B
WV-RC700/G
WV-RC700A/B
WV-RC700A/G
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

—

—

VF-P315E
VF-P550E
VF-P10E
VP-P115E
VF-P400E
VP-P550BE
VF-P116
VF-P116WE (1)
VF-P550WE (1)

RM-P350EG
RM-P200EG
RM-P300EG
RM-LP80E
RM-LP821E
RM-LP35U
RM-LP37U
RM-P270EG
RM-P210E

KA-35E
KA-B35U
KA-M35U
KA-P35U
KA-27E
KA-20E
KA-P27U
KA-P20U
KA-B27E
KA-B20E
KA-M20E
KA-M27E

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Company name

Camera heads

Viewfinder

Camera control unit

Operational control
unit

Master control
unit (*)

Camera adapters

Olympus

KY-D29WECH (1)
MAJ-387N
MAJ-387I

Camera OTV-SX

OTV-SX 2
OTV-S5
OTV-S6

(*) 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-adapter is not sold on the EC market.’