27.9.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 259/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1696/2002 of 23 September 2002 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan 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 (%), Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission, after having consulted the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1. PREVIOUS PROCEDURES (1)  The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 (), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems (TCS) originating in Japan. 2)  In Article 1(3)(e) of Regulation No 1015/94, the Council specifically excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping duty camera systems listed in the Annex to that Regula- tion (hereinafter the Annex), representing high-end professional camera systems technically falling within the product definition under Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1015/94, but which cannot be regarded as tele- vision camera Systems. (3) In October 1995, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2474/95 (), amended the abovementioned Regulation (EC) No 1015/94, in particular as regards the like product definition and certain models of professional (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (O] L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2). () OJL 111, 30.4.1994, p. 106. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1762000 (O] L 22, 27.1.2000, p. 29). () OJ L 255, 25.10.1995, p. 11. camera systems which were explicitly exempted from the definitive anti-dumping duty. (4) In October 1997, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1952/97 (*), amended the rates of the definitive anti- dumping duty for two companies concerned, namely for Sony Corporation and Tkegami Tsushinki in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Commu- nity (hereinafter the basic Regulation). Furthermore, the Council specifically excluded from the scope of the anti- dumping duty certain new models of professional camera systems by adding them to the Annex. (5)  In January 1999 and 2000, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 193/1999 (°) and Regulation (EC) No 176/ 2000 (°) amended Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 adding certain successor models of professional camera systems to the Annex and thus excluding those from the applica- tion of the definitive anti-dumping duty. (6)  In September 2000, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 ('), confirmed the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 in accor- dance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. (7 In January 2001 and in May 2001, the Council intro- duced the latest amendments to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 by adding certain successor models of professional camera systems to the Annex and thus excluding them from the application of the definitive anti-dumping duty. L 276, 9.10.1997, p. 20. o) J L 22,29.1.1999, p. 10. (0) OJ L 22, 27.1.2000, p. 29.