12.4.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 103/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 584/2006 of 10 April 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1480/2003 imposing a definitive countervailing duty and collecting definitely the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain electronic microcircuits known as DRAMs (dynamic random access memories) originating in the Republic of Korea THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1515/2001 of 23 July 2001 on the measures that may be taken by the Community following a report adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body concerning anti-dumping and anti-subsidy matters (1), Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (3) (the basic Regulation), Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Existing measures (1) By Regulation (EC) No 1480/2003 (}) (the definitive Regulation), the Council imposed a definitive counter- vailing duty of 34,8 % on imports of certain electronic microcircuits known as dynamic random access () O] L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 10. (®» OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 461/2004 (O] L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12). () OJ L 212, 22.8.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2116/2005 (O] L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 7). memories (DRAMs) originating in the Republic of Korea and manufactured by all companies other than Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (Samsung), for which a 0 % duty rate was established. The definitive Regulation was preceded by Commission Regulation (EC) No 708/2003 of 23 April 2003 imposing a provisional countervailing duty on imports of certain electronic microcircuits known as DRAMs (dynamic random access memories) originating in the Republic of Korea (* (provisional Regulation). () Two exporting producers located in the Republic of Korea cooperated in the investigation which led to the imposition of the existing measures (the original investi- gation): Samsung, which was not found receiving subsidies, and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. (Hynix). The European Community (EC) industry in the original inves- tigation consisted of two producers which accounted for the major proportion of the total Community production of DRAM, Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany (Infineon) and Micron Europe Ltd, Crowthorne, United Kingdom (Micron). (3)  The investigation of subsidisation and injury covered the period from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001 (IP). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of injury covered the period from 1 January 1998 to the end of the IP (the period under consideration). 2. Report adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO (49 On 3 August 2005, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organisation (WTOmm) adopted a Panel report in ‘European Communities — Counter- vailing measures on dynamic random access memory chips from Korea’ (). (4 O] L 102, 24.4.2003, p. 7. () WT/DS299/R.