8.5.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L114/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 778/2003 of 6 May 2003 amending Commission Decision No 283/2000/ECSC and Council Regulations (EC) No 584/96, (EC) No 763/2000 and (EC) No 1514/2002 with regard to the anti-dumping measures applicable to certain hot-rolled coils and to certain tube and pipe fittings, of iron or steel THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 452/2003 of 6 March 2003 on measures that the Community may take in relation to the combined effect of anti-dumping or anti-subsidy measures with safeguard measures ('), Having regard to the proposal made by the Commission after consultation of the Advisory Committee established by Article 15 of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (), Whereas: A. EXISTING MEASURES (1) By Decision No 283/2000/ECSC (}), the Commission imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain flat rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, not clad, plated or coated, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled (currently classifiable under CN codes 7208 10 00, 7208 25 00, 7208 26 00, 7208 27 00, 7208 36 00, 7208 37 10, 7208 37 90, 7208 38 10, 7208 38 90, 7208 39 10, 7208 39 90 and hereinafter referred to as ‘hot—rolled coils’) originating in Bulgaria, India, South Africa, Taiwan (*), and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (hereinafter referred to as Serbia and Montenegro), and accepted certain undertakings. Pursuant to Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 963/ 2002 (), such anti-dumping measures adopted under Decision No 2277[96/ECSC remain in force notwith- standing the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and shall be governed by the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 384/ 96 with effect from 24 July 2002. () OJ L 69, 13.3.2003, p. 8. J L () OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002 (O] L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1). () OJ L 31, 5.2.2000, p. 15. Decision as last amended by Decision No 1043/2002/ECSC (O] L 157, 15.6.2002, p. 45). (*) Chinese Taipei is referred to as Taiwan in that Decision. () OJ L 149, 7.6.2002, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/2002 (O] L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 9). (2) By Regulation (EC) No 584/96 (°), the Council imposed anti-dumping measures on certain tube and pipe fittings (other than cast fittings, flanges and threaded fittings), of iron or steel (not including stainless steel), with a greatest external diameter not exceeding 609,6 mm, of a kind used for butt-welding or other purposes, currently classi- fiable under CN codes ex 7307 93 11 (TARIC code 7307931191 and 7307931199), ex 73079319 (TARIC code 7307931991 and 73079319 99), ex 7307 99 30 (TARIC code 7307993092 and 730799 3098) and ex 730799 90 (TARIC code 7307 99 90 92 and 7307 99 90 98) (hereinafter referred to as ‘tube and pipe fittings’) originating in Croatia, Thai- land and the People's Republic of China. The measures on imports of tube and pipe fittings originating in China were extended to certain imports of tube and pipe fittings consigned from Taiwan (hereinafter referred to as Chinese Taipei) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 763/ 2000 (). The measures in relation to imports originating in Croatia have since expired (*), but those in relation to imports originating in Thailand and China, as extended to imports consigned from Chinese Taipei, remain in force by virtue of the initiation of an expiry review (°), pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96. The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1514/2002 (*°), also imposed anti-dumping measures on imports of tube and pipe fittings originating in the Czech Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Slovakia. (3) By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1694/2002 (*}), the Commission adopted safeguard tariff measures with respect to certain steel products, including hot-rolled coils and tube and pipe fittings which were already subject to the aforementioned anti-dumping measures. () OJ L 84, 3.4.1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1592/2000 (0] L 182, 21.7.2000, p. 1). () O] L 94, 14.4.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2314/2000 (O] L 267, 20.10.2000, p. 15). ¥) OJ C 104, 4.4.2001, p. 7. ’) O] C 103, 3.4.2001, p. 5. ) OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 1. ( 2 (') OJ L 261, 28.9.2002, p. 1.