L 195/50 Official Journal of the European Communities 19.7.2001 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION DECISION of 26 June 2001 amending Decision 97/634/EC accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings concerning imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway (notified under document number C(2001) 1662) (2001/544/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (2)  These proceedings resulted in anti-dumping and coun- 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 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (3, and in partic- ular Article 8 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (%), and in particular Article 13 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE (1) On 31 August 1996, by means of two separate notices published in the Official Journal of the European Communi- ties, the Commission announced the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding () and an anti-subsidy proceeding (°) in respect of imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway. 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2. 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1. 253, 31.8.1996, p. 18. 253, 31.8.1996, p. 20. L[LrLee AN tervailing duties being imposed by Council Regulations (EC) No 1890/97 () and (EC) No 1891/97 () in September 1997, in order to eliminate the injurious effects of dumping and subsidisation. (3) In parallel to this, by Decision 97[634[EC (%), the Commission accepted undertakings from 190 Norwe- gian exporters and imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway which were exported by these companies to the Community were exempted from the said anti-dumping and countervailing duties. (4 The form of the duties was later reviewed and Regula- tions (EC) No 1890/97 and (EC) No 1891/97 were replaced by Regulation (EC) No 772/1999 (). B. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE UNDERTAKING (5)  The undertakings offered by the Norwegian companies oblige them, inter alia, to export the product concerned to the Community at or above certain minimum price levels (MIPs') laid down in the undertaking. These MIPs, which eliminate the injurious effects of dumping, are applicable to different ‘presentations’ or categories of salmon (e.g. ‘gutted fish, head off, ‘gutted fish, head on’ etc.). (% O] L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 1. () O] L 267, 30.9.1997. p. 19. () OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 81. Decision as last amended by Decision 2000/744JEC, O] L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 82. () O] L 101, 16.4.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2606/2000, O] L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 61.