21.12.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 365/1 | (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1909/2006 of 18 December 2006 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan 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 (1), (the basic Regulation), Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURES (1) The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 (3), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems (TCS) originating in Japan. 20 In September 2000, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 (}) confirmed the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 (as subsequently amended) pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. (3)  In Article 1(3)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000, the Council specifically excluded from the scope of the anti- dumping duty camera systems listed in the Annex to that Regulation (the Annex), representing high-end profes- sional camera systems technically falling within the (*) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). (®» O L 111, 30.4.1994, p. 106. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1754/2004 (O] L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 1). () O] L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 38. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 913/2006 (O] L 169, 22.6.2006, p. 1). product definition under Article 1(2) of that Regulation, but which cannot be regarded as television camera systems. 4 The Commission, by notice of 29 September 2005 (¥), initiated a review, pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, of Regulation (EC) No 20422000 which imposed the existing anti-dumping measures on imports of TCS originating in Japan. (5) The Commission, by notice of 18 May 2006, initiated an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain camera systems originating in Japan pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation. Given that the product scope of this proceeding includes the products subject to measures by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000, the Commission also initiated by the notice of 18 May 2006, a review, under Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, of the existing measures. B. INVESTIGATION CONCERNING NEW MODELS OF PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SYSTEMS 1. Procedure (6)  One Japanese exporting producer, Hitachi Denshi (Europa) GmbH (Hitachi) informed the Commission that it intended to introduce a new model of professional camera systems into the Community market and requested the Commission to add this new model of professional camera systems to the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 and thus exempt it from the scope of the anti-dumping duties. (7)  The Commission informed the Community industry accordingly and commenced an investigation limited to the determination of whether the product under con- sideration falls within the scope of the anti-dumping duties and whether the operative part of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 should be amended accordingly. () O] C 239, 29.9.2005, p. 9.