16.7.98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 200/9 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1508/98 of 13 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2398/97 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Egypt, India and Pakistan 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 Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/97 of 28 November 1997 imposing a definitive anti- dumping duty on imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Egypt, India and Pakistan (%), Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE (1) By Regulation (EC) No 2398/97 the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of cotton-type bed linen falling  within CN  codes ex 630221 00, ex 63022290, ex 630231 10, ex 6302 31 90 and ex 63023290 originating inter alia in India. Sampling was applied to Indian exporting produ- cers and individual duty rates ranging from 2,6 to 24,7 % were imposed on the companies in the sample, while other cooperating companies not included in the sample were attributed a weighted average duty rate of 11,6 %. A duty rate of 24,7 % was imposed on companies which either did not make themselves known or did not cooperate in the investigation. (20  Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2398/97 stipulates that where any exporting producer provides suffi- cient evidence that: — it did not export to the Community the prod- ucts described in Article 1(1) of that Regulation during the investigation period (1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996), — it is not related to any of the exporters or producers in the exporting country which are subject to the anti-dumping measures imposed by that Regulation, — it has actually exported to the Community the products concerned after the investigation period on which the measures are based, or it (") OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (O] L 128, 30. 4. 1998, p. 18). () OJ L 332, 4. 12. 1997, p. 1. has entered into an irrevocable contractual ob- ligation to export a significant quantity to the Community, then Article 1(3) of that Regulation can be amended by granting that exporting producer the duty rate applicable to cooperating producers which were not included in the sample, i.e. 11,6 %. B. NEW EXPORTING PRODUCERS’ REQUESTS (3)  Seven new Indian exporting producers, after having applied not to be treated differently from the companies which cooperated in the original invest- igation but were not included in the sample, have provided, on request, evidence showing that they meet the requirements set out in Article 3 of Regu- lation (EC) No 2398/97. The evidence provided by these applicant companies is considered sufficient to allow that Regulation to be amended by adding these seven new exporting producers to Annex I thereto. Annex I specifies the Indian exporting producers which are subject to the weighted average duty rate of 11,6 %, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2398/97 is hereby amended as follows: the following companies shall be added to the list of exporting producers in Annex I mentioned in Article 1(3) of that Regulation: INDIA — Aditya International, Mumbai (Bombay), — Chevron Garments (P) Limited, Coimbatore, — Euro Pacific Textiles, Mumbai (Bombay), — Lalit & Co., Mumbai (Bombay), — Radiant Exports, New Delhi, — Redial Exim Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai (Bombay), — Shades of India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.