CELEX: 51988PC0854
Language: en
Date: 1988-12-23
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) repealing Regulation (EEC) No 3205/88 in respect of certain plain paper photocopiers assembled in the Community by Konica Business Machines Manufacturing GmbH (presented by the Commission)

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                                          C OM ( 88 ) 854 final
                                          Brussels , 23 December 1988
                                 Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
     repealing Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205 / 88 in respect of certain plain
              paper photocopiers assembled in the Community by
                 Konica Business Machines Manufacturing GmbH
                        ( presented by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . The Council , by Regulation ( EEC) No 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 vet 1 1 -Canon ( I ) was found to be less than 60% .          In
    addition , Canon Bretagne ( F ), Flrma Develop Dr Eisbeln ( 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 .
    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
    Community .
1   0J No L     54 , 24.02.1987 , p. 12 .
2   0J No L 209 , 02.08.1988 , p.       1.
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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 and the
   Council appropriately amended Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205 / 88 .
6. Konlca has now also offered an undertaking which , after verification
   and consultation , has been accepted by the Commission .
7. It Is proposed , accordingly , to repeal Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205 / 88
   extending the anti-dumping duty certain PPCs assembled or produced In
   the Community by Konlca Business Machines Manufacturing GmbH .
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 ---pagebreak---                            Proposai for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
repealing Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205/88 In respect of certain plain paper
photocopiers assembled In the Community by Konlca Business Machines
Manufacturing GmbH
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 after
consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above
Regulat Ion ,
Whereas   :
1 . The Council , by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205/882 , extended the anti ¬
dumping duty Imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 535/87^ to certain plain paper
photocopiers ( PPCs ) assembled In the Community by Konlca Business Machines
Manufacturing GmbH , Matsushita Business Machine ( Europe ) GmbH and Toshiba
SystAmes ( 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     0J    No L 209 , 02.08.1988 , p. 1 .
2     0J    No L 284 , 19.10.1988 , p. 36 .
3     0J    No L 54 , 24.02.1987 , p. 12
4     0J    No L 284 , 19.10.1988 , p. 60 .
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2.    Subsequently , Matsushita Business Machine           ( Europe ) GmbH and Toshiba
Syst&mes ( France ) SA offered        undertakings which were accepted by the
Commission5 and Regulation ( EEC) No 3205/88 was appropriately amended6. In October 1988,
Konica Business Machines Manufacturing GmbH, the sole remaining company whose products assembled in the
Community were subject to an anti-dumping duty offered an undertaking .                    The
Commission verified , at the premises of this company , that the undertaking
removed the conditions Justifying the extension by Regulation ( EEC )
No 3205 / 88 of the anti-dumping duty to PPCs assembled or produced in the
Community . The undertaking also gave satisfactory assurances regarding the
future sourcing of parts and materials and other aspects of the assembly
operation of the company concerned In the Community .
3.    The Commission , after consultation , has decided to accept this
undertak ing .
4.    Under these circumstances , Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205 / 88 extending the
ant I -dump ing duty to PPCs assembled or produced In the Community should be
repealed .
5.    It Is considered appropriate that the duty should only be collected up
to the date of the acceptance by the Commission of the undertaking , the
Council being satisfied that from that date , adherence to the terms of the
undertaking will eliminate the circumvention of the anti-dumping duty .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                          Article 1
Regulation ( EEC ) No 3205 / 88 Is hereby repealed .
5       OJ No L
6       OJ No L
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Cor.munities . •
It shall apply with effect from
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States .
Done at Brussels                                          For the Council