L 50/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 21.2.2002 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 312/2002 of 18 February 2002 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5” microdisks) originating in Japan and the People's Republic of China and terminating the proceeding in respect of imports of 3,5” microdisks originating in Taiwan 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 11(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Previous investigations involving Japan, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China (1) By Regulation (EEC) No 2861/93 (3, the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping measures on imports into the Community of certain magnetic disks (3,5” microdisks’) originating in Japan, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. 2. Related investigations 2)  Definitive anti-dumping duties have also been imposed on imports of 3,5” microdisks originating in Hong Kong and the Republic of Korea (}) and Indonesia (). The measures concerning Hong Kong and the Republic of Korea are subject to a review which was initiated in September 1999 (%). (3)  The measures concerning Malaysia, Mexico and the United States of America expired on 14 April 2001 (9). (") 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). () OJ L 262, 21.10.1993, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2537/1999 (O] L 307, 2.12.1999, p. 1). (*) Regulation (EC) No 2199/94 (O] L 236, 10.9.1994, p. 2). Regula- tion as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2537/1999 (O] L 307, 2.12.1999, p. 1). (*) Regulation (EC) No 1821/98 (O] L 236, 22.8.1998, p. 1). Regula- tion as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2537/1999 (O) L 307, 2.12.1999, p. 1). () O] C 256, 9.9.1999, p. 3. () O] C 111, 12.4.2001, p. 9. () ) 0] 0] 3. Request for review Following the publication of the notice of impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of 3,5" microdisks originating in Japan, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China (’), the Commission received in July 1998, a request to review these meas- ures pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (the ‘basic Regulation’). The request was lodged by the Committee of European Diskette Manufacturers (‘Diskma’) on behalf of producers whose combined output constitutes a major proportion of the total Community production of the product concerned. The request was based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in the continua- tion or recurrence of dumping and injury to the Community industry. Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of a review, the Commission initiated such a review ()) pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. 4. Investigation The Commission officially advised the five Community producers supporting the request, the exporting produ- cers and the importers known to be concerned as well as the representatives of the exporting countries of the initiation of the investigation, and gave the parties concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. The Commission sent questionnaires to the parties known to be concerned and received full replies from two Community producers, a Taiwanese exporting producer and a Chinese producer, its related exporter in Hong Kong and its related importer in the UK. The Commission also sent questionnaires to a large number of economic operators understood to be or to represent purchasers and importers of 3,5” microdisks in the Community. C 123, 22.4.1998, p. 5. C 322, 21.10.1998, p. 4.