No L 99/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 4. 97 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 14 April 1997 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain types of electronic microcircuits known as EPROMs (erasable programmable read only memories) originating in Japan and repealing the anti-dumping measures imposed on such imports (97/251/EC) 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 ('), and in particular Articles 9, 11 (3), 11 (7) and 23 thereof, Following consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for by the said Regulation, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE (1)  In March 1991 and October 1993, the Commission accepted undertakings offered by eight exporters of EPROMs of Japanese origin (}). A definitive anti- dumping duty was imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 577/91 (3. (20 In June 1995, the Commission decided to suspend the anti-dumping measures for a period of nine months (). This decision was based on the findings () OJ No L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. () OJ No L 65, 12. 3. 1991, p. 42, and OJ No L 262, 21. 10. 1993, p. 64. () OJ No L 65, 12. 3. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 165, 15. 7. 1995, p. 26. that the market conditions had changed, due to a strong and growing demand for EPROMs, that market prices were stable at a relatively high level, and that the Community industry was no longer suffering from injury. (3) In March 1996, the suspension was extended for a period of 12 months, until 15 April 1997, by a Council Regulation (). The Council determined that the extension was warranted because fa- vourable market conditions had prevailed and would probably continue and that a recurrence of injury, as a result of such extension, was therefore unlikely. (4  During the period of suspension, a notice of impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures imposed against imports of EPROMs of Japanese origin (hereinafter also called: ‘the product concerned’) (), the Commission decided, in October 1995, and on its own initiative, to open an interim review, pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 ('), replaced by Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Basic Regulation’). (5)  The grounds for the initiation of the interim review were: (") Council Regulation (EEC) No 664/96 (O] No L 92, 13. 4. 1996, p. 1). () OJ No C 239, 14. 9. 1995, p. 3. () OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1.