5.10.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 250/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2100/2000 of 29 September 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 119/97 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ring binder mechanisms originating in the People's Republic of China 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 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force In January 1997, by Regulation (EC) No 119/97 (3), the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of ring binder mechanisms (RBMs') originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China. The rate of the definitive duty applicable to the net, free-at-Community frontier price, was 32,5 % for World Wide Stationery, which obtained individual treatment, and 39,4 % for all other companies in the People's Republic of China. 2. Request for a review On 7 December 1998, a request for a review of the abovementioned measures was lodged pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘basic Regulation’). The lodging was made on behalf of the Community producers whose collective output of RBMs constituted a major proportion of the total Community production of that product within the meaning of Article 5(4) of the basic Regulation, namely Koloman Handler AG (Austria) and Robert Krause Ringbuchtechnik GmbH (Germany). The request contained information which showed that the resale and subsequent selling prices in the Community of the product under consideration did not adequately reflect the level of the anti- dumping measures imposed. This information was based on price lists and other information obtained from the Chinese exporters and their resellers. It was also alleged that in certain Member States, exporters discounted their prices immediately after the imposition of measures and that the insufficient movement in resale and subsequent selling prices after the imposition of measures had led to the continued erosion of prices obtained by the Community industry. B. REVIEW INVESTIGATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12 OF THE BASIC REGULATION 1. Initiation of the review pursuant to Article 12 On 19 January 1999, the Commission announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities () the initiation of a review, pursuant to Article 12 of the basic Regulation, of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain imports of RBMs originating in the People's Republic of China and commenced an investigation. .3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (O] L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18). OJ L 56, 6 0] L 22, 24.1.1997, p. 1. 0jC1 4, 19.1.1999, p. 4.