8.9.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 2311 | (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1454/2005 of 2 September 2005 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 (!) (the basic Regulation), Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURES (1) The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 (3), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems (TCS’) originating in Japan. 2 In Article 1(3)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1015/94, the Council specifically excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping duty camera systems listed in the Annex to that Regulation (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 Regulation (EC) No 1015/94, in particular as regards the definition of the like product and as regards certain models of professional camera systems which were explicitly exempted from the defi- nitive anti-dumping duty. (*) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12). (®» OJ L 111, 30.4.1994, p. 106. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 176/2000 (O] L 22, 27.1.2000, p. 29). () O] L 255, 25.10.1995, p. 11. (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 Ikegami Tsushinki Co. Ltd, pursuant to Article 12 of 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 January 2000, the Council, by Regulations (EC) No 193/1999 () and (EC) No 176/2000 (°), amended Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 by adding certain successor models of professional camera systems to the Annex and thus excluding those from the application of the definitive anti-dumping duty. (6)  In September 2000, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 (7), confirmed the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. (77 In January 2001 and in May 2001, the Council, by Regulations (EC) No 198/2001 (¥)) and (EC) No 951/2001 (%), amended Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 by adding certain successor models of professional camera systems to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 and thus excluding them from the appli- cation of the definitive anti-dumping duty. (8) In September 2001, further to an interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1900/2001 (19 confirmed the level of the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 on imports of TCS from the exporting producer Hitachi Denshi Ltd. L 276, 9.10.1997, p. 20. L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 10. L 22, 27.1.2000, p. 29. Regulation as amended by Regulation L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 38. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 84/2005 (OJ L 19, 21.1.2005, p. 9). () OJ L 30, 1.2.2001, p. 1. () O] L 134, 17.5.2001, p. 18. (% OJ L 261, 29.9.2001, p. 3.