L 276/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 10. 97 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1952/97 of 7 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan ‘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 Com- munity ('} and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1) A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force In April 1994, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 (3, imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of television camera systems (hereinafter TCS) originating in Japan. The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duties amounted to 62,6 % for Sony Corporation (hereinafter Sony) and 82,9 % for Ikegami Tsushinki Co. Ltd (hereinafter Ikegami). The investigation that led to the imposi- tion of these measures is hereinafter referred to as the initial investigation. In October 1995, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2474/95(%), amended the abovementioned Regulation (EC) No 1015/94, in particular as regards the like product definition and as regards certain models of professional cameras explicitly exempted from the scope of the definitive anti- dumping duties. 2. Requests for reviews In February 1996, the Committee for Appropriate Measures to Establish Remedial Anti-dumping (Camera) lodged a request for a review pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (here- inafter the ‘Basic Regulation’). The complainant alleged that the abovementioned anti-dumping measures concerning TCS from Japan had led to (") OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2331/96 (O] L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1). (® OJ L 111, 30. 4. 1994, p. 106. Regulation as amended by Re- gulation (EC) No 2474/95 (OJ L 255, 25.10. 1995, p. 11). () OJ L 255, 25. 10. 1995, p."11. 4 ©) no movement, or insufficient movement, in resale prices or subsequent selling prices in the Com- munity as far as sales of TCS by Sony and Ikegami and their sales subsidiaries in Europe were concerned. To this effect, the complainant submitted sufficient information on resale prices of Sony’s and lkegami’s sales subsidiaries in the Community before and after imposition of the anti-dumping duties. Subsequent to the above request, the Commission received requests from several Japanese producers/ exporters of camera systems to exempt certain models of professional camera systems from the scope of the anti-dumping duties applicable to TCS originating in Japan. B. REVIEW INVESTIGATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12 OF THE BASIC REGULATION 1. Initiation of the investigation pursuant to Article 12 On 10 April 1996, the Commission announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (*) the initiation of a review investigation pursuant to Article 12 of the Basic Regulation concerning imports of certain TCS originating in Japan and commenced an investiga- tion. Since the evidence submitted in the complaint was limited to Sony and Ikegami only, the scope of the investigation was limited to these two companies. The Commission officially advised Sony and Ikegami, the representatives of the exporting country and the complainant Community produ- cers of the initiation of the review. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. Sony and lkegami made submissions in writing. The Commission sent questionnaires to Sony and Ikegami. Questionnaires for their related subsid- iaries in the Community were attached to these questionnaires. The Commission received replies from both companies and from their related impor- ters within the time limit set. () OJ C 104, 10. 4. 1996, p. 9.