6. 3. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 65/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 423/97 of 3 March 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3433/91 in respect of imports originating in Thailand and imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of gas-fuelled, non-refillable pocket flint lighters originating in Thailand, the Philippines and Mexico THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, provisional anti-dumping duty on its exports to the Community, the Council by Regulation (EC) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European No 398/94(‘), amended Regulation (EEC) No 3433/91 in order to remove the exemption from the duty originally granted to this company. Thai Merry’s exports to the Community have since been subject to the definitive anti-dumping duty at the rate of 14,1 %. 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 Com- munity ('), and in particular Articles 9, 11 and 23 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 2. Request for a review 3 On 18 March 1995, the Commission announced, A. PROCEDURE by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (), the initiation of a review of Regulation (EEC) No 3433/91 in respect of imports of disposable flint lighters originating in Thailand and commenced an investigation () By Regulation (EEC) No 3433/91(), the Council pNu&)rsu;ZIl;3/t904 (ﬁ?rt;:}llichl 1W£§) rgflalzfgu l:il:lloiz (}tEP(l:e) imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports investigation by Regulation (EC})) No 384 /; 6 ghere- of gas-fuelled, non-refillable pocket flint lighters inaftergl'i:: ferre dyto asgl‘lthe basic anti-dumpin ’Re i (hereinafter referred to as ‘disposable flint lighters’) lation’. This interim review was initiat dP 8 glllt originating, inter alia, in Thailand. The rate ap- afl - ARS8 lmdend . reMe h f;;:lbla eh aEs a resu plicable to products originating in that country was ; ; request (f’ ‘E‘? hm ;;C ; vt %Ffﬁpean set at 14,1 %, with the exception of the company ederation of Lighter Manulacturers ( ) on Politop Co. Ltd (‘Politop’), whose duty rate was behalf of its members representing almost the to- 5,8 % and the company Thai Merry Co., Ltd (‘Thai tality (l)f C(;lmml;l;l (’:ty grodumon of the h.ke product Merry’), which was exempted from the duty since it ((;l:er?;y a; de Spain tg;upéwsé?iuciz t”;1 lz;rance, had offered an undertaking, accepted by Commis- . patfl, . ate roup, producer in France and the Netherlands, Tokai 1. Measures in force . gy ; sion Decision 91/604/EEC (). Seiki GmbH, manufacturer in Germany and . . . Flamagas, producer in Spain). This request, which (2 Further to thedw1;hdrav;al of its undertaking fby alleged that the measure in force in respect of Thai Thai Merry and the subsequent imposition of a imports was no longer sufficient to counteract the injurious dumping, contained sufficient evidence to ('Y OJ No L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regu- justify the initiation of a review. lation (EC) No 2331/96 (O] No L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1). (» OJ No L 326, 28. 11. 1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/95 (O] No L 101, 4. 5. 1995, p. () OJ No L 54, 25. 2. 1994, p. 1. () O] No C 67, 18. 3. 1995, p. 4 0) OJ No L 326, 28. 11. 1991, p. 31. (9 OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1.