L 24438 Official Journal of the European Communities 29.9.2000 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2042/2000 of 26 September 2000 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in 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 Community (!), and in particular Article 9 and 11(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after having consulted the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Previous investigations (1)  In April 1994, further to an anti-dumping investigation initiated in March 1993 (‘the original investigation’), the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 (3 (definitive Regulation’), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems (TCS’) originating in Japan. The original investigation covered the period from 1 July 1991 to 31 December 1992. 2)  In October 1997, further to an investigation (‘the anti- absorption investigation’) pursuant to Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (the ‘basic Regula- tion’), the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1952/97 (%), raised the rates of the definitive anti-dumping duty for two companies concerned, namely for Sony Corporation (‘Sony’) and Tkegami Tsushinki & Co Ltd to 108,3 % and 200,3 % respectively. (3)  In June 1998, the Commission, by Regulation (EC) No 1178/98 (¥ initiated, pursuant to Article 13 of the basic Regulation, an investigation concerning the alleged circumvention of the anti-dumping measures in force by the assembly of parts and modules of TCS in the Community (‘the anti-circumvention investigation’). Subsequently the complaining Community industry withdrew its complaint and the proceeding was termi- nated in February 1999. On the basis of the evidence found during this investigation, the Commission () OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p.18). () OJ L 111, 30.4.1994, p.106. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 176/2000 (O] L 22, 27.1.2000, p. 29). () OJ L 276, 9.10.1997, p. 20. () O] L 163, 6.6.1998, p. 20. initiated a proceeding pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation concerning the imports of certain parts of TCS originating in Japan (°) (the parts investigation’). In addition, an anti-dumping investigation pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation was initiated in January 1999 concerning the imports of TCS originating in the United States of America (US) (%) (‘the US investigation’). This investigation was terminated on 1 February 2000, without the imposition of any measures following the closure of the production facilities of the single US exporting producer of TCS, a company related to a major Japanese exporting producer of TCS. 2. Present investigation 2.1. Expiry review Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry () of the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of TCS originating in Japan, the Commission received a request to review these measures pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. The request was lodged on 28 January 1999 by Philips Digital Video Systems and Thomson Broadcast Systems (the ‘applicant Community producers’ or the ‘Community industry’), whose collective output of TCS constitutes 100 % of the Community production of this product pursuant to Articles 4(1) and 5(4) of the basic Regulation. The request was based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in the continua- tion or recurrence of dumping and injury to the Community industry. Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Commiittee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initia- tion of an expiry review, the Commission initiated the present investigation pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation by the publication of a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 30 April 1999 (¥). 38, 12.2.1999, p. 2. 17, 22.1.1999, p. 4. ) O] C ) O] C ) O] C 334, 31.10.1998, p. 15. ) O] C 119, 30.4.1999, p. 11.