2007/539/EC: Commission Decision of 4 July 2007 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain camera systems originating in Japan
Date: 2007-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Japan, anti-dumping legislation, dumping, import, originating product, recording equipment

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 July 2007

terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain camera systems originating
in Japan

(2007/539/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the
initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(4)

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), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

Journal

of
an

initiated

accordingly

initiation)
The Commission, by a notice (notice of
published in the Official
the
European
Union (2),
anti-dumping
proceeding concerning imports into the Community of
certain camera systems, currently falling within CN codes
ex 8528 49 91,
ex 8528 49 35,
ex 8525 80 19,
ex 8528 59 90,
ex 8529 90 97,
ex 8529 90 92,
ex 8537 10 91, ex 8537 10 99 and 8543 70 90 (CN
codes since 1 January 2007) and originating in Japan.

Whereas:

(5)

The notice of
camera systems originating in Japan consisting of:

initiation defined the product certain

A. PRESENT INVESTIGATION

(a) a camera head:

(1)

(2)

On 4 April 2006, the Commission received a complaint
concerning the alleged injurious dumping of imports of
certain camera systems originating in Japan.

The complaint was lodged by Grass Valley Nederland BV
acting on behalf of Community producers representing a
major proportion of the total Community production of
certain camera systems pursuant to Articles 4(1) and 5(4)
of the basic Regulation.

(i) with

integrated

viewfinder,

viewfinder

connection or capability;

(ii) with integrated optical block, front module or
similar device (see description below), connection
or capability;

(3)

The complaint contained prima facie evidence of
existence of dumping and of material

the
injury resulting

(iii) either in one piece with the camera head and the
camera adaptor in one housing, or separate;

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

(EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).

(2) OJ C 117, 18.5.2006, p. 8.

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(b) a camera adaptor. This may or may not be integrated

(6)

in the camera head;

(c) an optical block, front module or similar device with
one or more image sensors where the effective
diagonal size of the light sensitive scanning area is
equal to or larger than 6 mm. This may or may not
be integrated in the camera head;

(d) a camera viewfinder. This may or may not be inte-

grated in the camera head;

(e) a Base station or Camera Control Unit

(CCU)
connected to the camera by a cable or other means
such as a wireless connection;

(7)

(f) an Operational Control Panel

(OCP) or equivalent
device for camera control (i.e. for colour adjustment
lens opening or iris) of single cameras;

(g) a Master Control Panel (MCP) or Master set-up unit
(MSU) for the overview and for adjustment of several
remote cameras;

(h) a box lens adaptation unit such as a Large Lens
enables portable

Adapter or SuperXpander
camera systems to be used with box-type lenses.

that

Imported either together or separately, and originating in
Japan.

It is not always required that the camera systems consist
of all the above components.

The abovementioned different components (not camera
head) of a camera system cannot function separately and
cannot be used outside the camera system of a particular
producer.

Lenses and recorders which are not in the same housing
with a camera head are not covered by the product.

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

for use

susceptible

applications.

concerned is

The product
in
broadcast, news gathering, digital cinematography or
applications
professional
include (but are not
these
systems for creating educational, entertainment, promo-
tional and documentary video material, both for internal
and external distribution.

the use of

Professional

limited to)

currently

falling within

The product covered by Council Regulation (EC) No
2042/2000 (1), i.e. television camera systems originating
in
CN codes
Japan,
ex 8528 49 91,
ex 8528 49 35,
ex 8525 80 19,
ex 8529 90 97,
ex 8529 90 92,
ex 8528 59 90,
ex 8537 10 91, ex 8537 10 99 and 8543 70 90 (CN
falls entirely within the
codes since 1 January 2007)
above product definition.
the
1910/2006 (2)
Council,
Regulation
confirmed these measures further to an expiry review
in accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation
(the original measures). The original measures
are
dealt with in a parallel Council Regulation (EC)
No 906/2007 (3).

In December 2006,
(EC) No

by

the

advised

officially

importers and associations of

exporting
The Commission
importers or
producers,
exporters known to be concerned,
the representatives
of the exporting country, users, consumer organisations
and the complainant Community producers of
the
initiation of
Interested parties were
given the opportunity to make their views known in
writing and to request a hearing within the time limit
set out in the notice of initiation and questionnaires were
sent to all parties concerned.

the investigation.

B. WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT AND TERMI-
NATION OF THE PROCEEDING

letter of 12 April 2007 addressed to the
formally

By a
Commission, Grass Valley Nederland B.V.
withdrew its complaint.

In accordance with Article 9(1) of the basic Regulation,
the proceeding may be terminated where the complaint
is withdrawn, unless such termination would not be in
the Community interest.

The Commission considered that the present proceeding
should be terminated since the investigation had not
brought to light any considerations showing that such
termination would not be in the Community interest.
Interested parties were informed accordingly and were
given the opportunity to comment. No comments were
received indicating that such termination would not be in
the Community interest.

the anti-
The Commission therefore concludes
dumping proceeding
into the
Community of certain camera systems originating in
Japan should be terminated without the imposition of
anti-dumping measures.

that
imports

concerning

(1) OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 38. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1909/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 7.
(3) See page 1 of this Official Journal.

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(12)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Advisory
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Sole Article

The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of certain camera systems origi-
nating in Japan is hereby terminated.

Done at Brussels, 4 July 2007.

For the Commission

Peter MANDELSON
Member of the Commission