L 348/52 Official Journal of the European Communities 21.12.2002 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2288/2002 of 19 December 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in the Czech Republic, Russia, Thailand and Turkey THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to 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 8 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE (1)  On 5 May 2000, an anti-dumping proceeding () was initiated by the Commission on imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables (the product concerned) originating, inter alia, in Turkey. (2)  This proceeding resulted in an anti-dumping duty being imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 (*) in August 2001 in order to eliminate the injurious effects of dumping. (3)  Provisional measures were imposed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 230/2001 (*). In parallel, the Commission accepted, inter alia, a price undertaking from the Turkish exporting producer Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayii AS by Article 2(1). Imports of products produced and directly exported by that company were exempted from the anti-dumping duty by Article 2(2). B. VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL OF THE JOINT UNDER- TAKING Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayii AS advised the Commission that they wished to withdraw this undertaking. Accord- ingly, by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2303/ 2002 (%), the name of this company has been deleted from the list of companies from which undertakings are accepted in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 230/ 2001. C. AMENDMENT OF REGULATION (EC) No 1601/2001 In view of the above and pursuant to Article 8(9) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 should be amended accordingly, and goods manufactured by Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayii AS should be subject to the appropriate rate of anti- dumping duty for that company as set in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 (31,0 %), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The table in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 is replaced by the following table: ‘Country Manufacturer Taric additional code Czech Republic 7DB as A216 Bezruova 300, 73593 Bohumin Czech Republic Russia Open Joint Stock Company Cherepovetsky A217 Staleprokanty Zavod, Russia, 162600 Cherepovets, Vologda Region, ul. 50-letia Oktiabria, 1/33 Thailand Usha Siam Steel Ind. Public Company Limited 888/116 Mahatun Plaza Building Ploenchit Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailande A218 (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1972/2002 (OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1). () O] C 127, 5.5.2000, p. 12. () O] L 211, 4.8.2001, p. 1. () O] L 34, 3.2.2001, p. 4. (’) See page 80 of this Official Journal.