Article 1 
1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of electronic weighing retail trade scales currently classifiable within CN code ex 8423 81 50 (TARIC code 8423 81 50 10) and originating in Japan. 2. The duty, calculated on the basis of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price of the product, before duty, shall be: 31,6 % (TARIC additional code 8697), with the exception for retail electronic weighing scales produced by the companies listed below, to which the following rate shall apply: >TABLE> 3. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply. Article 2 The anti-dumping duties shall be imposed for a period of four years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication 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, 6 March 2001. For the Council The President I. Thalén (1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2). (2) OJ L 104, 29.4.1993, p. 4. (3) OJ L 263, 22.10.1993, p. 1. (4) OJ L 307, 20.12.1995, p. 30. (5) OJ C 324, 22.10.1998, p. 4. (6) OJ C 262, 16.9.1999, p. 8. (7) OJ L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 42. (8) OJ C 329, 31.10.1997, p. 6. (9) OJ C 128, 25.4.1998, p. 11.
Article 2 
The anti-dumping duties shall be imposed for a period of four years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication 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, 6 March 2001. For the Council The President I. Thalén (1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2). (2) OJ L 104, 29.4.1993, p. 4. (3) OJ L 263, 22.10.1993, p. 1. (4) OJ L 307, 20.12.1995, p. 30. (5) OJ C 324, 22.10.1998, p. 4. (6) OJ C 262, 16.9.1999, p. 8. (7) OJ L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 42. (8) OJ C 329, 31.10.1997, p. 6. (9) OJ C 128, 25.4.1998, p. 11.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication 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, 6 March 2001. For the Council The President I. Thalén (1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2). (2) OJ L 104, 29.4.1993, p. 4. (3) OJ L 263, 22.10.1993, p. 1. (4) OJ L 307, 20.12.1995, p. 30. (5) OJ C 324, 22.10.1998, p. 4. (6) OJ C 262, 16.9.1999, p. 8. (7) OJ L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 42. (8) OJ C 329, 31.10.1997, p. 6. (9) OJ C 128, 25.4.1998, p. 11.