Council Regulation (EC) No 84/2005 of 18 January 2005 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: 2005-01-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Japan, anti-dumping duty, import, originating product, recording equipment

21.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 19/9

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 84/2005

of 18 January 2005

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,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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
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.

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

(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.

for

two companies

the Council, by Regulation (EC)
In October 1997,
No 1952/97 (4), amended the rates of
the definitive
concerned,
anti-dumping duty
namely for Sony Corporation and Ikegami Tsushinki
Co. Ltd pursuant to Article 12 of 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.

193/1999 (5)

(EC)
176/2000 (6),

No
amended Regulation

the Council, by
In January 1999 and January 2000,
(EC)
and
Regulations
(EC) No
No
1015/94 by adding certain successor models of profes-
sional camera systems to the Annex and thus excluding
those from the application of the definitive anti-dumping
duty. In October 2004, the Council, by Regulation (EC)
1754/2004 (7), amended Regulation (EC) No 176/2000.

the Council, by Regulation (EC)
In September 2000,
No 2042/2000 (8),
anti-
confirmed
dumping duties
imposed by Regulation (EC) No
1015/94 pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regu-
lation.

definitive

the

(EC) No

198/2001 (9)

951/2001 (10),

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

Regulation

amended

and

to an interim review
further
In September 2001,
pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the
1900/2001 (11)
Council,
confirmed the level of the definitive anti-dumping duty
imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 on imports
of TCS from the exporting producer Hitachi Denshi Ltd.

by Regulation

(EC) No

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(4) OJ L 276, 9.10.1997, p. 20.
(5) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 10.
(6) OJ L 22, 27.1.2000, p. 29.
(7) OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 38. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 825/2004 (OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 12).

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

L 19/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.1.2005

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

In September 2002, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No
1696/2002 (1), amended Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000
by adding certain successor models of professional
camera systems
to the Annex to Regulation (EC)
No 2042/2000 and thus excluding them from the appli-
cation of the definitive anti-dumping duty.

(14)

the Council, by Regulation (EC)
In April 2004,
No
Regulation
amended
825/2004,
No
2042/2000 by adding certain successor models of
professional camera systems to the Annex to Regulation
(EC) No 2042/2000 and thus excluding them from the
application of the definitive anti-dumping duty.

(EC)

B. INVESTIGATION CONCERNING NEW MODELS OF

PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SYSTEMS

1. Procedure

3. Findings

(i) Viewfinder HDVF-C30W

fall under

that do not

that Regulation.

the signal-to-noise ratio of

It was found that viewfinder HDVF-C30W falls under the
product description of Article 1(2)(b) of Regulation (EC)
it can only be used with
No 2042/2000. However,
the product
camera heads
In
description of Article 1(2)(a) of
these camera
particular,
heads is 54 dB, whereas the description in Regulation
(EC) No 2042/2000 for the camera heads requires ‘55
dB or more at normal gain’. Therefore, it was concluded
that this viewfinder should be regarded as a professional
camera system falling within the definition of Article
1(3)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. As a result,
this viewfinder should be excluded from the scope of the
existing anti-dumping measures and added to the Annex
to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000.

exporting

Sony
Two Japanese
producers, namely
Corporation (‘Sony’) and Victor Company of
Japan
Limited (‘JVC’)
they
informed the Commission that
intended to introduce new models of professional
camera
and
requested the Commission to add these new models of
professional camera systems, including their accessories,
to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 and thus
exempt them from the scope of the anti-dumping duties.

into the Community market

systems

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

(13)

for exemption were received for

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

(i) Sony:

— viewfinder HDVF-C30W

(ii) JVC:

— Camera head KY-F560E

(15)

(16)

(17)

In accordance with the established Community Insti-
tutions' practice, this model should be exempted from
the duty from the date of receipt by the Commission
services
exemption.
Therefore, all imports of Sony-Viewfinder HDVF-C30W
imported on or after 1 April 2003 should be exempted
from the duty from this date.

relevant

request

the

for

of

(ii) Camera head KY-F560E

It was found that camera head KY-F560E, although
falling within the product description of Article 1(2)(a)
is mainly used in
of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000,
technical and medical applications.
therefore
It was
concluded that
this model was to be regarded as a
professional camera system falling within the definition
of Article 1(3)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. It
the
should therefore be excluded from the scope of
existing anti-dumping measures
and added to the
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000.

In accordance with the established Community Insti-
tutions’ practice, this model should be exempted from
the duty from the date of receipt by the Commission
services
exemption.
for
JVC-Camera head KY-F560E
Therefore, all
imported on or
after 15 April 2004 should be
exempted from the duty from this date.

the
imports of

relevant

request

of

The Sony viewfinder was presented as a model which can
only be used with camcorders, cameras that are outside
the scope of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. The JVC
model was presented as a successor to a professional
camera model already excluded from the anti-dumping
measure in force.

(1) OJ L 259, 27.9.2002, p. 1.

4. Information of the interested parties and con-

clusions

(18)

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.

21.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 19/11

(19) On the basis of

the
No 2042/2000 should be amended accordingly,

foregoing, Regulation (EC)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following
the European

its publication in the Official

Journal of

1.
that of
Union.

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

(a) Sony from 1 April 2003:

— Viewfinder HDVF-C30W;

(b) JVC from 15 April 2004:

— Camera head KY-F560E.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 January 2005.

For the Council
The President

J.-C. JUNCKER

L 19/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.1.2005

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

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

RM-M7G
RM-M7E (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)
HDVF-C30W (1)

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)

Sony

Ikegami

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)

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

21.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 19/13

Company name

Camera heads

Viewfinder

Camera control unit

Operational
control unit

Master
control unit (*)

Camera adapters

—

—

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)

Hitachi

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)
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)

Matsushita

WV-F700
WV-F700A
WV-F700SHE
WV-F700ASHE
WV-F700BHE
WV-F700ABHE
WV-F700MHE
WV-F350

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

L 19/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.1.2005

Company name

Camera heads

Viewfinder

Camera control unit

Operational
control unit

Master
control unit (*)

Camera adapters

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-F560E
KY-27CECH
KH-100U
KY-D29ECH
KY-D29WECH (1)

JVC

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

Olympus

MAJ-387N
MAJ-387I

OTV-SX 2
OTV-S5
OTV-S6

Camera OTV-SX

(*) 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 Community market.’