No L 215/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 25.8.93 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2347/93 of 24 August 1993 repealmg Regulanon (EEC) No 112/90 imposing antl-dumplng measures concerning 1mports of certain compact disc players originating in Japan and the Republic of Korea THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or sub- sidized imports from countries not members of the Euro- pean Economic Community ('), and in particular Articles 9 and 14 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion, after consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Procedure (1) By Regulation (EEC) No 112/90 (3, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain compact disc players originating in Japan and the Republic of Korea. This Regulation was amended by Regulation (EEC) No 819/92 () with regard to the definition of the product concerned with the imposition of the anti-dumping duty. 2 In July 1991, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(*), the initiation of an investigation provided for in Articles 13 (11) and 14 ~ of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, to examine the allegations of a complaint by the Committee of Mechoptronics Producers and connected Technolo- gies (‘Compact’) representing a major proportion of the Community industry concerned. This complaint was that the anti-dumping duty referred to in recital 1 of this Regulation had been borne by the exporters. At the same time, the Commission had initiated, on the basis of Article 14 of Regula- tion (EEC) No 2423/88, a partial review of Regula- () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 13, 17. 1. 1990, p. 21. () OJ No L 87, 2. 4. 1992, p. 1. () OJ No C 174, 5. 7. 1991, p. 15. @) “ ©) (©) ® tion (EEC) No 112/90 in respect of the exports of one Japanese producer, Accuphase Laboratory (%). In view of the nature of the information submitted by the exporting parties known to be concerned, together with the particular characteristics of the market for the product and the time which had elapsed since the original investigation period, the Commission considered that, in order to avoid any potential discrimination, the investigation referred to in recital 2 should involve a full review of Regu- lation (EEC) No 112/90 and published for this " purpose a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities(®). The Commission officially advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned, the respre- sentative of the exporting countries and the complainant and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. All the known Korean exports, most of the Japa- nese exporters and all complainant Community producers made their views known in writing. Submissions were also made by a number of importers. The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion considered necessary and carried out investiga- tions at the premises of the complainant Com- munity producers, the Japanese and Korean produ- cers, and a number of importers. The Commission requested, and received, written and oral submissions from the Community pro- ducers, from a number of exporters and from a number of importers, and verified the information provided to the extent considered necessary. In June 1992, following the submission of a further complaint by Compact containing sufficient evidence of dumping and injury resulting there- from, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of compact disc players originating in Taiwan, Singapore and () OJ No C 173, 4. 7. 1991, p. 3. () OJ No C 334, 28. 12. 1991, p. 8. () OJ No C 148, 12. 6. 1992, p. 7.