3.5.97 - [ EN_] Official Journal of the -European Communities No L 115/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 802/97 of 29 April 1997 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ball bearings with a greatest external diameter exceeding 30 mm originating in Japan and repealing the anti-dumping measures imposed on such imports 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 9 and Article 11 (3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consultations within the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE (1)  In June 1994, the Commission received a request for an interim review of the definitive anti- dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2849/92 of 28 September 1992 modi- fying the definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ball bearings with a greatest external diameter exceeding 30 mm (hereinafter referred to as ‘LBBs’) originating in Japan imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 1739/85 (3. This request was lodged by the Federation of European Bearing Manufacturers’ Association (FEBMA) on behalf of Community producers whose collective output was stated to constitute a major proportion of total Community production of LBBs. () 'The request asserted that the anti-dumping measures in force are not or are no longer sufficient ('} OJ No L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 2331/96,(0J No L 317, 6.12. 1996, p. 1). () OJ No L 286, 1. 10. 1992, p. 2. to counteract the dumping which is causing injury as both dumping and injury resulting therefrom were alleged to have increased. (3  Considering that there was sufficient evidence to warrant the initiation of an interim review under Article 11 (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 of 22 December 1994 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (%) the Commission published on 23 March 1995(%) a notice of initiation of an interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of LBBs originating in Japan. (4 The Commission officially advised the Community producers, the importers and the Japanese produ- cers known to be concerned as well as the repres- entatives of Japan of the opening of the investiga- tion and gave the parties concerned the opportun- ity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing. (5  The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion it deemed to be necessary for the purpose of its determination. (6) The investigation period applied in the present proceeding was from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1994. For the analysis of the trends of the factors examined for the purposes of estab- lishing whether the Community industry suffered injury caused by the imports in question the period from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1994 was used. (7)  For the analysis of injury and in order to ensure comparability of the data collected for the period mentioned in Recital 6, data pertaining to the () OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1, replaced by Regulation (EC) No 384/96. () OJ No C 71, 23. 3. 1995, p. 3.