L 301/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 30.11.2000 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2605/2000 of 27 November 2000 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain electronic weighing scales (REWS) originating in the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (!), and in particular Article 9 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Initiation (1)  On 16 September 1999, the Commission announced by a notice (Notice of initiation’) published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Community of certain electronic weighing scales (REWS) originating in the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Republic of Korea (Korea’) and Taiwan. (2)  The proceeding was initiated as a result of a complaint lodged on 30 July 1999 on behalf of the Community producers representing a major proportion of the Community REWS industry, as defined in Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 38496 (basic Regulation’). The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the said product and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. 2. Investigation (3)  The Commission officially advised the complainant Community producers, the exporting producers, the importers, the users (as well as representative associa- tions) known to be concerned and the representatives of the exporting countries concerned of the initiation of the proceeding. Interested parties were given the oppor- tunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limits set out in the Notice of initiation. (4)  The Commission sent questionnaires to parties known to be concerned and to other parties that made them- selves known within the deadlines set out in the Notice of initiation. Replies were received from two (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (O] L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2). () O] C 262, 16.9.1999, p. 8. Community producers, eight exporting producers in the countries concerned, as well as certain known related importers in the Community and the cooperating producer in the analogue country. Replies were also received from two users of the product concerned in the Community. The Commission sought and verified all the information it deemed necessary for the purpose of a determination of dumping, injury and Community interest. Verification visits were carried out at the premises of the following companies: (a) Community producers Avery Berkel Ltd, Birmingham, United Kingdom Bizerba GmbH., Balingen, Germany Bizerba Belgium SA, Brussels, (a subsidiary of Bizerba GmbH) (b) Exporting producers KOREA A & D Korea Co. Ltd, Seoul CAS Corporation, Seoul Descom Scales Mfg. Co. Ltd, Kyungki-Do TAIWAN Snowrex International Co. Ltd, Taipei UWE-Universal Weight Enterprise Co. Ltd, Taipei PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Mettler-Toledo Changzhou Scale Ltd, Changzhou Shanghai Teraoka Electronic Co. Ltd, Shanghai Shanghai Yamato Scale Co. Ltd, Shanghai (c) Analogue country INDONESIA PT TEC Indonesia Co. Ltd, Batam (d) Related importers Ishida Europe AB, Gustavsberg, Sweden Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Gieffen, Germany Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH, Albstadt, Germany Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Wien, Austria. The investigation of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 September 1998 to 31 August 1999 (investigation period” or ‘IP’). The examination of trends relevant for the determination of injury covered the period from 1 January 1995 up to the end of the investigation period (‘analysis period).