31. 5. 97 Ofticial Journal of the European Communities No L 141/57 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 984/97 of 30 May 1997 terminating the investigation concerning the circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulations (EEC) No 993/93 and (EEC) No 2887/93 on imports of certain electronic weighing scales originating in Japan and Singapore, by imports of parts thereof assembled in the European Community and ceasing registration of these parts THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 ('), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (3), and in particular Articles 9, 13 and 14 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. POCEDURE (1)~ On 31 August 1996, by Regulation (EC) No 1718/96 (*), the Commission initiated an investiga- tion, pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (herefter the ‘Basic Regulation’), concerning the alleged circumvention of the anti-dumping duties, imposed with respect to Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltd (Japan) and Teraoka Weigh-System PTE Ltd (Singapore), by Council Regulation (EEC) No 993/93 () and by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2887/93 (°), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2937/95(%), on imports of certain electronic weighing scales originating respectively in Japan and Singapore, by imports of parts thereof which were subsequently used in the assembly of these weighing scales in the Community and instructed customs authorities, pursuant to Articles 13 (3) and 14 (5) of the Basic Regulation, to register the imports covered by this investigation. The investigation was initiated following a request lodged on 19 July 1996, on behalt of the Com- munity industry, by the following companies: — Bizerba GmbH & Co., KG, — Campesa SA, — Dataprocess SpA, — Dataprocess Industria SpA, — Testut SA, — Lutrana SA, OJ No L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. L. OJ No L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1. OJ No L 221, 31. 8. 1996, p. 50. OJ No L 104, 29. 4. 1993, p. 4. OJ No L 263, 22. 10. 1993, p. 1. OJ No L 307, 20. 12. 1995, p. 30. — GEC Avery Ltd, ~— Maatschappij Van Berkel’s Patent BV, — Brevetti van Berkel SpA. The request contained evidence in accordance with Article 13 (3) of the Basic Regulation that the anti- dumping duties imposed on imports of electronic weighing scales originating in Japan and Singapore were being circumvented through an assembly operation in the Community. This evidence was considered to be sufficient to justify the initiation of an investigation. The alleged circumvention consists of the import of parts which are used for the assembly in the Community of electronic weighing scales, for use in the retail trade which incorporate a digital display of the weight, unit price and price to be paid, whether or not including a means of printing this data (hereafter ‘REWS’). The REWS fall within CN code 8423 81 50 while the parts in question (hereafter ‘REWS parts’) are currently classifiable within CN code ex 8423 90 00. The Commission officially advised the authorities of Japan and Singapore as well as the complain- ants, exporters, importers and the assembler known to be concerned about the initiation of the invest- igation and sent questionnaires to the exporters, importers and to the assembler in the Community mentioned in the request. The companies concerned made their views known in writing and requested and were granted hearings by the Commission. The investigation covered the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996. The Commission received complete replies from the following companies: (i) Exporters of REWS parts — Teroaka Seiko Co. Ltd (Japan) (hereafter “Teraoka Seiko’)’, — Teraoka Weigh-System PTE Ltd (Singapore) (hereafter ‘Teracka WS’)”, — Shanghai Teraoka Electronic Co., Ltd. (the People’s Republic of China);