CELEX: 51988PC0402
Language: en
Date: 1988-07-06
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1022/88 in so far as it concerns certain electronic typewriters assembled in the Community by Sharp Manufacturing (UK) Ltd (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                              COM(88 > 402 final
                                              Brussels , 6 July 1988
                                                                           /
                                Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1022 / 88 in so far as it concerns certain
           electronic typewriters assembled in the Community
                    by Sharp Manufacturing ( UK ) Ltd
                     ( presented by the Commission )
                                 /
                              I
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY UEMORANDUH
1. The Council , by Regul at Ion (EEC) No 1698/85 1 , Imposed a definitive
   ant I -dumping duty on Imports of certain electronic typewr Iters
   originating In Japan .
2. In July 1987 the Commission received a complaint from the Committee of
   European Typewriter Manufacturers ( CETMA ) alleging that the anti ¬
   dumping duty Imposed by Regul at Ion ( EEC ) No 1698/ 85 was being
   circumvented by the assembly of the product concerned In the Community
   under the conditions specified In Article 13(10) of Regul at Ion ( EEC )
   No 2176/84 of 23 July 19842 , as amended3 .
3. In September 1987 the Commission opened an Investigation under
   Article 13(10) concerning the electronic typewriter assembly operation
   of six subsidiaries of Japanese companies on whose products the
   definitive anti-dumping duty had been Imposed .
4. 4s a result of this Investigation the proceeding was terminated with
   regard to TEC E lektronl k GmbH and Brother Industries ( UK) Ltd by
   Commission Decision No 88/226/EEC4 .     With regard to Canon Bretagne
   ( F ), Kyushu Matsushita ( UK), Sharp ( UK ) and Silver Reed ( UK), the anti ¬
   dumping duty was extended by Council Regul at Ion (EEC) No 1022/885 to
   products assembled In the Community by these companies .
5. In April 1988 , Sharp ( UK) offered an undertaking . After verification at
   the premises of the companle and after consultation , the Commission
   considers this under tak I ng to be acceptable .
6. It Is proposed , accordingly , to amend Regul at Ion (EEC) No 1022/ 88 as It
   concerns typewriters assembled or produced In the Community by Sharp
   ( UK ).
1  OJ No L   163 , 22.06.1985 , p.  1 .
2  OJ No L    83 , 30.07.1984 , p.  1 .
3  OJ No L   167 , 26.06.1987 , p.  9.
4  OJ No L   101 , 20.04.1988 , p. 26 .
5  OJ No L   101 , 20.04.1988 , p.  4.
 ---pagebreak---                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) .
   amending Regulation (EEC) No 1022/ 88 in so iar as it , concerns certain electronic
                      typewriters assembled In the Community by
                           Sharp Manufacturing < UK ) Ltd .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard       to Council     Regul at Ion    ( EEC )  No 2176/ 84 of 23 July 1984 on
protection against dumped or subsidized Imports from countries not members
of  the     European     Economic     Community        as    amended    by   Regulation    ( EEC )
No 1761 / 87 , 2 and In particular Article 13(10) thereof ,
Having    regard      to    the    proposal      submitted      by    the    Commission    after
consul tat Ions within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above
Regulation ,
Whereas   :
A.  PROCEDURE
1 . The Council , by Regulation (EEC) No 1022/882 , extended the anti ¬
dumping duty imposed by Regul at ion (EEC) No 1698/854 to certain
typewriters      assembled     In   the   Community       by   Canon   Bretagne   ( F ), Kyushu
Matsushita (UK), Sharp (UK) and Sliver Reed (UK).                     Kyushu Matsushita       and
Canon Bretagne subsequently offered undertakings which were accepted by the
Commission^ , 6      and     Regul at Ion    (EEC )     No     1022/ 88    was   appropr I ately
amended7 , ® .
2.   In April     1988 Sharp Manufacturing ( UK )             Ltd.' offered an undertaking .
The Commission verified , at the premises of the company                       concerned , that
the   undertaking        removed     the    conditions       Justifying     the  extension     by
1      OJ No L 201 ,     30.07.1984 ,    p.  1 .
2      OJ No L 167 ,     26.06.1987 ,    p.  9.
3      OJ No L 101 ,     20.04.1988 ,    p.  4.
4      OJ No L 163 , 22.06.1985 ,        p.  1 .
5      OJ No L 128 , 21.05.1988 ,        p.  39
6      OJ No L
7      OJ No L     123 ,  17.05.1988 , p. 31
8      OJ No L
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Regulat Ion      ( EEC )  No 1022 / 88   of    the   anti-dumping      duty     to    typewr Iters
assembled       In    the   Community .   The     undertaking      also    gave     satisfactory
assurances regarding the future sourcing of parts and materials and other
aspects of Sharp 's assembly operation In the Community .
3.    The    Commission ,     after    consul tat Ion ,    has    decided     to    accept    this
undertaking .
4.    Under    these circumstances ,      Regulat Ion ( EEC ) No 1022 / 88 extending the
anti-dumping        duty   to  certain    electronic       typewr I ters    assembled      In   the
Community should be amended to the extent to which it concerns Sharp .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                            Article    1
Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1022 / 88 Is hereby , replaced by the following
                                           " Article 1
  1 . The def Inltlve ant /-dumping duty Imposed by Regul at Ion ( EEC ) No 1698 / 85
on    Imports      of    electronic    typewriters ,      whether     or   not     I ncorporat I ng
calculating mechanslms ,         originating      In Japan ,    Is hereby also         Imposed on
electronic         typewriters ,     whether      or     not    I ncorporat I ng      calcul at Ing
mechanisms ,       corresponding      to      CN     Codes        8469 10 00,
ex 8469 21 00        and   ex 8469 29 00 ,      Introduced     Into    the   commerce     of    the
Community after having been assembled In the Community by Silver Reed ( UK ).
2.    The rate of duty shall be '56.14 ECU per unit assembled by Silver                            ;
Reed    ( UK )."
                                        56.14 ECU “
                                            Art Ici e 2
This Regul at Ion shall enter Into force on the date of Its publ leaf Ion In
the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulat Ion shall be binding In Its entirety and directly applicable In
all   Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                           For the Councl I ,