4. 1. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 2/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 5/96 of 22 December 1995 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of microwave ovens originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Thailand and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 of 22 December 1994 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Commu- nity ('), and in parti€ular Article 23 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsi- dized imports from countries not members of the Euro- pean Community (3, and in particular Article 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas : A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES (1),  The  Commission, by  Regulation (EC) No 1645/95 (%), hereinafter referred to as ‘the provi- sional duty Regulation’, imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports into the Commu- nity of microwave ovens (hereinafter referred to as ‘MWOs) originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Thai- land. By Regulation (EC) No 2580/95(*) the Council extended the validity of this duty for a period of two months expiring not later than 7 January 1996. (") OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. Regulation, as lat amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251/95 (OJ No L 122, 2. 6. 1995, 1 ® pO] No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. Regulation, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 522/94 (O] No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 10). () O] No L 156, 7. 7. 1995, p. 5. () O No L 263, 4. 11. 1995, p. 1. B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE (2)  Following the imposition of the provisional anti- dumping measures the following interested parties submitted in writing : 1. Community industry : — GIFAM, the complainant and the following individual complaining Community produ- cers: — AEG, Germany, — Groupe Moulinex SA, France, — Thomson Electromenager, France. 2. A company with an MWO production located in a Member State recently acceded to the Community : — Whirlpool Europe BV, Sweden (‘Whirlpool’). 3. The following producers/exporters : — Beijing Sampo Electric Co., Ltd, China, toge- ther with Vegary Ltd, Hong Kong, — Whirlpool SMC Microwave Products (China) Co., Ltd (%), — Daewoo  Electronics Co., Ltd, Korea, (‘Daewoo’) and its related importers in the Community, — LG Electronics Co., Ltd, Korea, (LG Electro- nics’) and its related importers in the Community, — Korea Nisshin Co., Ltd, Korea (‘Korea Nisshin’), () The ownership of one producer located in China, ie. SMC Microwave Products (China) Co., Ltd, changed after the inves- tigation period. As a consequence the name of the Chinese producer changed.