CELEX: 51988PC0337
Language: en
Date: 1988-06-13
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1022/88 as it concerns certain electronic typewriters assembled in the Community by Canon Bretagne S.A. (presented by the Commission)

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                                               COM(88 ) 337 final
                                               Brussels , 13 June 1988
                               Proposai for a      « >
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
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amending Régulation ( EEC) No 1022/88
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                                         as it concerns certain electronic
      typewriters assembled in thethe Community by Canon Bretagne S. A.
                                  \ A _ -■ :
                       (presented by the Commission )
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM                        2'ib
1. The Council , by Regulation (EEC ) No 1698/ 85 1 , Imposed a definitive
   anti-dumping duty on Imports of certain electronic typewriters
   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 Regulation ( 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. As a result of this Investigation the proceeding was terminated with
   regard to TEC Elektronlk 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 1022/88 3 to
   products assembled In the Community by these companies .
5. In April 1988 , Canon Bretagne offered an undertaking .      After
   verification at the premises of the company and after consul tat Ion , the
   Commission considers this undertaking 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 Canon
   Bretagne .
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---                                              Proposal for a
                                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
     amending Regulat Ion (EEC) No 1022/88 as It concerns certain electronic
            typewriters assembled In the Community by Canon Bretagne S.A.
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establ Ishlng the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 2176/ 84 of 23 July 1984 on
protection against dumped or subsidized Imports from countries not memb-rs
of the European Economic Community , 1 as amended by Regulation (EL Z)
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
Regul at ion ,
Whereas      :
A.    PROCEDURE
1.    The      Council ,     by    Regul at Ion (EEC )     No 1022/ 883 ,   extended   the     anti ¬
dumping duty            Imposed by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1698/ 85^ to certain
typewriters         assembled       In   the   Community     by   Canon   Bretagne   (F ),   Kyushu
Matsushita         ( UK),    Sharp ( UK )     and    Silver   Reed    (UK).   Kyushu   Matsushita
subsequently offered an undertaking which was accepted by Commission Decision
88 / 300 / EEC ^ and Regulation ( EEC ) No 1022/88 was amended accordingly by Regulation ( EEC )
No 1329/ 88 6 .
2.     In April       1988 Canon Bretagne offered an undertaking .                The Commission
verified , at the premises of the companies concerned , that the undertakings
removed        the    conditions       justifying      the   extension    by   Regulation      (EEC)
No 1022/ 88       of    the    anti-dumping       duty    to  typewriters     assembled     In   the
Community . The undertaking also gave sat Isfactory assurances regarding the
future       sourcing       of    parts    and materials        and other     aspects    of   Canon
Bretagne 's assembly operation In the Community .
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   123 ,  17.05.1988 ,    p.  31 .
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3.  The     Commission ,   after  consultation ,    has     decided    to   accept   this
undertaking .
4.  Under     these circumstances ,   Regul at Ion ( EEC ) No 1022 / 88 should be amended
to the extent to which it concerns Canon Bretagne .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION t
                                        Article 1
Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1022/88 is hereby replaced by the following :
                                      " Article 1
1.  The definitive anti-dumping duty Imposed by Regul at Ion ( EEC ) No 1698 / 85
on  Imports      of   electronic   typewriters ,   whether     or   not    Incorporat Ing
calcul at I ng mechanisms , originating      In Japan ,   Is hereby also      Imposed on
electronic       typewriters ,   whether     or   not     I ncorporat I ng   calcul at I ng
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 ) or Sharp ( UK ).
2.  The rate of duty shall be as set out below per unit assembled by the
company concerned :
- Sharp ( UK )                      21.82 ECU
- Silver Reed ( UK)                 56.14 ECU "
                                        Article 2
This Regulation shall enter Into force on the date of Its publ Icat Ion In
the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding In Its entirety and directly applicable In
all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                    For the Council ,
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