Article 22 
Community interest 1. Pursuant to this Regulation, a determination as to whether the Community interest calls for intervention shall be based on an assessment of all the various interests taken as a whole, including the interests of the domestic industry and users and consumers, and a determination pursuant to this Article shall only be made where all parties have been given the opportunity to make their views known pursuant to paragraph 2. In such an examination, the need to eliminate the trade distorting effects of injurious subsidization and to restore effective competition shall be given special consideration. Measures, as determined on the basis of subsidization and injury found, may not be applied where the authorities, on the basis of all the information submitted, can safely conclude that it is not in the Community interest to apply such measures. 2. In order to provide a sound basis on which the authorities can take account of all views and information in the decision on whether, or not, the imposition of measures is in the Community interest, the complainants, importers and their representative associations, representative users and representative consumer organizations may, within the time limits specified in the notice of initiation of the countervailing duty investigation, make themselves known and provide information to the Commission. Such information, or appropriate summaries thereof, shall be made available to the other parties specified in this Article, and they shall be entitled to respond to such information. 3. The parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may request a hearing. Such requests shall be granted when they are submitted within the time limits set in paragraph 2, and when they set out the reasons, in terms of the Community interest, why the parties should be heard. 4. The parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2 may provide comments on the application of any provisional duties imposed. Such comments shall be received within one months of the application of such measures if they are to be taken into account and they, or appropriate summaries thereof, shall be made available to other parties who shall be entitled to respond to such comments. 5. The Commission shall examine the information which is properly submitted, and the extent to which it is representative, and the results of such analysis, together with an opinion on its merits, shall be transmitted to the Advisory Committee. The balance of views expressed in the Committee shall be taken into account by the Commission in any proposal made pursuant to Article 11. 6. The parties which have acted in conformity with paragraph 2, may request the facts and considerations on which final decisions are likely to be taken to be made available to them. Such information shall be made available to the extent possible and without prejudice to any subsequent decision taken by the Commission or the Council. 7. Pursuant to this Article, information shall only be taken into account where it is supported by actual evidence which substantiates its validity. Article 23 Relationships between countervailing duty measures and multilateral remedies If an imported product is made subject to any countermeasures imposed following recourse to the dispute settlement procedures of the Subsidies Agreement, and such measures are appropriate to remove the injury caused by the countervailable subsidies, any countervailing duty imposed with regard to that product shall immediately be suspended, or repealed, as appropriate. Article 24 Final provisions This Regulation shall not preclude the application of: (i) any special rules laid down in agreements concluded between the Community and third countries; (ii) the Community Regulations in the agricultural sector and Council Regulations (EC) No 3448/93 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (2) and Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (31); this Regulation shall operate by way of complement to those Regulations and in derogation from any provisions thereof which preclude the application of countervailing duties; (iii) special measures, provided that such action does not run counter to obligations under the GATT. Article 25 Repeal of existing legislation Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 is hereby repealed. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation. Article 26 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995. It shall apply to proceedings and interim review investigations initiated after 1 September 1994 and to expiry review investigations for which the notice of impending expiry of measures has been published after the same date. However, for proceedings initiated pursuant to Article 7 (13), the references to time limits shall only apply after a date which the Council shall specify in a Decision to be adopted by a qualified majority no later than 1 April 1995 on the basis of a Commission proposal to be submitted to the Council once the necessary budgetary resources have been made available. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994. For the Council The President H. Seehofer (1) Opinion delivered on 14 December 1994 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 521/94 (OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 7) and Regulation (EC) No 522/94 (OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 10). (1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. (1) OJ No L 318, 20 12. 1993, p. 18. (2) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 20. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (OJ No L 28, 1. 2. 1988, p. 1). (3) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 104. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4001/87 (OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 44).
Article 23 
Relationships between countervailing duty measures and multilateral remedies If an imported product is made subject to any countermeasures imposed following recourse to the dispute settlement procedures of the Subsidies Agreement, and such measures are appropriate to remove the injury caused by the countervailable subsidies, any countervailing duty imposed with regard to that product shall immediately be suspended, or repealed, as appropriate. Article 24 Final provisions This Regulation shall not preclude the application of: (i) any special rules laid down in agreements concluded between the Community and third countries; (ii) the Community Regulations in the agricultural sector and Council Regulations (EC) No 3448/93 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (2) and Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (31); this Regulation shall operate by way of complement to those Regulations and in derogation from any provisions thereof which preclude the application of countervailing duties; (iii) special measures, provided that such action does not run counter to obligations under the GATT. Article 25 Repeal of existing legislation Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 is hereby repealed. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation. Article 26 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995. It shall apply to proceedings and interim review investigations initiated after 1 September 1994 and to expiry review investigations for which the notice of impending expiry of measures has been published after the same date. However, for proceedings initiated pursuant to Article 7 (13), the references to time limits shall only apply after a date which the Council shall specify in a Decision to be adopted by a qualified majority no later than 1 April 1995 on the basis of a Commission proposal to be submitted to the Council once the necessary budgetary resources have been made available. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994. For the Council The President H. Seehofer (1) Opinion delivered on 14 December 1994 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 521/94 (OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 7) and Regulation (EC) No 522/94 (OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 10). (1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. (1) OJ No L 318, 20 12. 1993, p. 18. (2) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 20. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (OJ No L 28, 1. 2. 1988, p. 1). (3) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 104. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4001/87 (OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 44).
Article 24 
Final provisions This Regulation shall not preclude the application of: (i) any special rules laid down in agreements concluded between the Community and third countries; (ii) the Community Regulations in the agricultural sector and Council Regulations (EC) No 3448/93 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (2) and Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (31); this Regulation shall operate by way of complement to those Regulations and in derogation from any provisions thereof which preclude the application of countervailing duties; (iii) special measures, provided that such action does not run counter to obligations under the GATT. Article 25 Repeal of existing legislation Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 is hereby repealed. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation. Article 26 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995. It shall apply to proceedings and interim review investigations initiated after 1 September 1994 and to expiry review investigations for which the notice of impending expiry of measures has been published after the same date. However, for proceedings initiated pursuant to Article 7 (13), the references to time limits shall only apply after a date which the Council shall specify in a Decision to be adopted by a qualified majority no later than 1 April 1995 on the basis of a Commission proposal to be submitted to the Council once the necessary budgetary resources have been made available. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994. For the Council The President H. Seehofer (1) Opinion delivered on 14 December 1994 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 521/94 (OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 7) and Regulation (EC) No 522/94 (OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 10). (1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. (1) OJ No L 318, 20 12. 1993, p. 18. (2) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 20. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (OJ No L 28, 1. 2. 1988, p. 1). (3) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 104. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4001/87 (OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 44).
Article 25 
Repeal of existing legislation Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 is hereby repealed. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation. Article 26 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995. It shall apply to proceedings and interim review investigations initiated after 1 September 1994 and to expiry review investigations for which the notice of impending expiry of measures has been published after the same date. However, for proceedings initiated pursuant to Article 7 (13), the references to time limits shall only apply after a date which the Council shall specify in a Decision to be adopted by a qualified majority no later than 1 April 1995 on the basis of a Commission proposal to be submitted to the Council once the necessary budgetary resources have been made available. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994. For the Council The President H. Seehofer (1) Opinion delivered on 14 December 1994 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 521/94 (OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 7) and Regulation (EC) No 522/94 (OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 10). (1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. (1) OJ No L 318, 20 12. 1993, p. 18. (2) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 20. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (OJ No L 28, 1. 2. 1988, p. 1). (3) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 104. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4001/87 (OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 44).
Article 26 
Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995. It shall apply to proceedings and interim review investigations initiated after 1 September 1994 and to expiry review investigations for which the notice of impending expiry of measures has been published after the same date. However, for proceedings initiated pursuant to Article 7 (13), the references to time limits shall only apply after a date which the Council shall specify in a Decision to be adopted by a qualified majority no later than 1 April 1995 on the basis of a Commission proposal to be submitted to the Council once the necessary budgetary resources have been made available. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994