CELEX: 51988PC0676
Language: en
Date: 1988-11-16
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 3205/88 as regards certain plain paper photocopiers assembled in the Community by Matsushita Business Machine (Europe) GmbH and Toshiba Systèmes (France) SA (presented by the Commission)

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                                          COM(88 ) 676 final
                                         Brussels , 16 November 1988
                             Proposal for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
    amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205 / 88 as regards certain plain
     paper photocopiers assembled in the Community by Matsushita
   Business Machine ( Europe ) GmbH and Toshiba Systèmes ( France ) SA
                     ( presented by the Commission )
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                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 1 . The Council , by Regulation ( EEC ) Nb 535/871 , Imposed a definitive
      anti-dumping duty on Imports of plain paper photocopiers ( PPCs )
     originating In Japan .
2.    In January 1988 the Commission received a complaint from the Community
     producers of PPCs alleging that the anti-dumping duty Imposed by
     Regulation ( EEC ) No 535/87 was being circumvented by the assembly of
     the product concerned In the Community under the conditions specified
      In Article 13(10 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2423/88 of 11 July 19882 .
3.    In February 1988 the Commission opened an Investigation under
     Article 13(10 ) concerning the PPC assembly operations of the companies
     related to Japanese companies on whose products the definitive anti ¬
     dumping duty had been Imposed .
4.   The weighted average of Japanese parts for all models produced by Canon
     Giessen ( D ) and Ol I vett l-Canon ( I ) was found to be less than 60% .         In
     addition , Canon Bretagne ( F ), Flrma Develop Dr Elsbeln ( D ) and Ricoh
     ( UK ) offered undertakings which were accepted by the Commission .             The
     proceeding was therefore terminated with regard to these companies by
     Commission Decision No 88 / 519/ EEC .
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     For the remaining companies , Konlca ( D ), Matsushita ( D ) and Toshiba
     ( F ),  the   Council ,   by   Regulation    ( EEC )  No 3205 / 88 , extended   the
     definitive     anti-dumping    duty  to   Include    products    assembled  In  the
     Commun Ity .
5.   In     1988 ,   Matsushita     and   Toshiba      offered   undertakings .    After
     verification      at    the   premises    of     these   companies ,    and   after
     consultation , the Commission has accepted these undertakings .
6.   It is proposed , accordingly , to amend Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205 / 88
     extending the anti-dumping duty certain PPCs assembled or produced In
     the Community as It concerns Matsushita and Toshiba .
1    0J No L 54 , 24.02.1987 , p. 12 .
2    OJ No L 209 , 02.08.1988 , p. 1 .
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 ---pagebreak---                                Proposai for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205 / 88 as      regards certain plain paper
                     photocopiers assembled In the Community by
                  Matsushita Business Machine        ( Europe ) GnbH and
                             Toshiba SystAmes ( France ) SA
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council          Regulation ( EEC ) No 2423 / 88 of 11 July 1988 on
protection against dumped or subsidized Imports from countries not members
of the European Economic Community 1 , and In particular Article 13(10 )
thereof ,
Having     regard    to   the    proposal    submitted     by   the   Commission    afier
consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the abcve
Regulat Ion ,
Whereas   :
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1 . The Council , by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205 / 88 2 , extended the anti ¬
dumping duty Imposed by Regulation ( EEC ) No 535/ 873 to certain plain paper
photocopiers ( PPCs ) assembled In the Community by Konlca Business Machines
Manufacturing GmbH , Matsushita Business Machine ( Europe ) GmbH and Toshiba
Systdmes ( France ) SA .      Canon Bretagne SA , Flrma Develop Dr Elsbeln GmbH and
Ricoh ( UK) Products     Ltd   offered    undertakings    during    the  course  of   the
proceeding which were accepted by Commission Decision 88/ 519/ EEC4 .
1      OJ   No L 209 , 02.08.1988 , p. 1 .
2      OJ   No L 284 , 19.10.1988 , p. 36 .
3      OJ   No L 54 , 24.02.1987 , p. 12
4      0J   No L 284 , 19.10.1988 . p. 60 .
 ---pagebreak--- 2.    Subsequently , Matsushita Business Machine       ( Europe ) GmbH and Torhiba
Systdmes ( France ) SA offered undertakings . The Commission verified , at
the premises of the        companies concerned , that the undertakings removed
the conditions Justifying the extension by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205/U8 of
the anti-dumping duty to PPCs assembled or produced In the Community . The
undertakings also gave satisfactory assurances regarding the future
sourcing of parts and mater la Is ' and other aspects of the assembly
operations of the companies concerned In the Community .
3.    The  Commission ,   after    consultation ,  has  decided   to  accept    these
undertakings .
4.    Under these circumstances , Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205/88 extending the
ant I -dumping duty to PPCs assembled or produced In the Community should be
amended to the extent that itconcerns Matsush I ta Business Machine   ( Europe ) GmbH
and Toshiba Systdmes ( France ) SA .
5.    It Is considered appropriate that the duty should be collected up to
the date of the acceptance by the Commission of the undertakings ,                the
Council being satisfied that from that date adherence to the terms of the
undertakings will eliminate the circumvention of the anti-dumping duty and
that     non-adherence thereto will entail the application of Article 10(6) of
 Regulation ( EEC ) No 2423 / 88 .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                       Art le le 1
Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205/88 Is hereby amended as follows :
" 1 . The definitive anti-dumping duty Imposed by Regulation ( EEC ) No 535 / 87
on Imports of plain paper photocopiers Incorporating an optical system /
originating In Japan , Is hereby also Imposed on plain paper photocopiers
Incorporating an optical system corresponding to CN Codes ex 9009 11 00,
 ex 9009 12 00 and ex 9009 21 00 introduced into the commerce
 of the Community after having been assembled or produced In the Communnlty
by Konlca Business Machines Manufacturing GmbH , Luneburg .
 ---pagebreak--- 2.    The rate of duty shall be 225 ECU per unit assembled by Konlca Business
Machines Manufacturing GmbH ."
                                         Article 2
Th I s Regu I at Ion sha 1 I enter I nto force on  the day of its publication in the OJ of the EC .
It shall apply with effect from .
This Regulation shall        be binding  In  Its entirety and directly applicable         In
a I I Member   States .
Done at Brussels ,                                      For the Counc I I ,