8.6.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 150/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 976/2002 of 4 June 2002 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain ring binder mechanisms (RBM) originating in Indonesia and terminating the anti-dumping proceeding in respect of imports of certain RBM originating in India 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 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Previous proceeding concerning imports of ring binder mechanisms originating in the People's Republic of China and Malaysia (1)  In January 1997, by Regulation (EC) No 119/97 (), the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of ring binder mechanisms (RBMs) originating in the People's Republic of China (the PRC) and Malaysia. 2)  In September 2000, following the initiation of a review pursuant to Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (the basic Regulation), the Council, by Regula- tion (EC) No 2100/2000 (*), amended the definitive anti- dumping duties on imports of RBMs originating in the PRC. (3) In January 2002, the Commission initiated a review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation of anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of RBMs originating in the PRC (¥). No request for a review was received concerning the measures applicable to Malaysia, which consequently expired in January 2002. (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2). () O] L 22, 24.1.1997, p. 1. () O] L 250, 5.10.2000, p. 1. () O] C 21, 24.1.2002, p. 25. 0) ) 2. Present proceeding On 18 May 2001, the Commission announced by a notice (Notice of Initiation) published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (°) the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Community of certain RBMs originating in India and Indonesia. The proceeding was initiated as a result of a complaint lodged on 3 April 2001 by the following Community producers: Koloman Handler AG (Koloman), Austria, and Krause Ringbuchtechnik GmbH & Co. KG (Krause), Germany (the complainants) representing a major proportion, in this case about 90 %, of the Community production of RBMs. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the said product and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. The initiation of a parallel anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports of the same product originating in the same countries was announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (°) on the same date. The Commission officially advised the exporting produ- cers, exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting countries concerned, the complainants and all known other Community producers and wusers, about the initiation of the proceeding. Interested parties were given the oppor- tunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the Notice of Initiation. One exporting producer in each of the countries concerned made its views known in writing. All parties who so requested within the above time limit and indi- cated that there were particular reasons why they should be heard were granted a hearing. g C 147, 18.5.2001, p. 2. C 147, 18.5.2001, p. 4.