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  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 913/2006 of 19 June 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",
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  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 913/2006\nof 19 June 2006\namending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving 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, (the basic Regulation),\nHaving regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,\nWhereas:\nA.\nPREVIOUS PROCEDURES\n(1)\nThe Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94, imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems (TCS) originating in Japan.\n(2)\nIn 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.\n(3)\nIn 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 professional camera systems technically falling within the product definition under Article 1(2) of that Regulation, but which cannot be regarded as television camera systems.\n(4)\nThe Commission, by notice of 29 September 2005, initiated a review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation concerning the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of TCS originating in Japan.\nB.\nINVESTIGATION CONCERNING NEW MODELS OF PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SYSTEMS\n1.\nPROCEDURE\n(5)\nTwo Japanese exporting producers, Matsushita and Hitachi Denshi (Europa) GmbH (Hitachi) informed the Commission that they intended to introduce new models of professional camera systems into the Community market and requested the Commission to add these new models of professional camera systems and their accessories to the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 and thus exempt them from the scope of the anti-dumping duties.\n(6)\nThe Commission informed the Community industry accordingly and commenced an investigation limited to the determination of whether the products under consideration fall within the scope of the anti-dumping duties and whether the operative part of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 should be amended accordingly.\n2.\nMODELS UNDER INVESTIGATION\n(7)\nThe requests for exemption were received for the following models of camera systems, supplied with the relevant technical information:\nMatsushita:\nCamera head AK-HC910L,\nCamera head AK-HC1500G,\nCamera control unit AK-HRP900,\nCamera control unit AK-HRP150.\nAll models were presented as successors of models already excluded from the anti-dumping measures in force.\nHitachi:\nCamera head DK-H31,\nRemote Control Panel RU-3300N.\nBoth models were presented as models closely resembling models already excluded from the anti-dumping measures in force. They are not offered in combination with a triax system or triax adaptor and they are used for camera surveillance and teleconferencing as well as in laboratories and libraries.\n3.\nFINDINGS\n(a)\nCamera heads AK-HC910L and AK-HC1500G, camera control units AK-HRP900 and AK-HRP150\n(8)\nThe camera heads AK-HC910L and AK-HC1500G and camera control units AK-HRP900 and AK-HRP150 fall within the product description of Article 1(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. However, they are mainly used for professional applications and were found to be professional camera systems within the meaning of Article 1(3)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. They should therefore be excluded from the scope of the existing anti-dumping measures and added to the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000.\n(9)\nIn accordance with the established Community institutions' practice, these television camera systems should be exempted from the anti-dumping duty from the date of receipt by the Commission services of the relevant request for exemption. Therefore, all imports of the following cameras imported on or after 5 September 2005 should be exempted from the anti-dumping duty from this date:\nMatsushita:\nCamera head AK-HC910L,\nCamera head AK-HC1500G,\nCamera control unit AK-HRP900,\nCamera control unit AK-HRP150.\n(b)\nCamera heads DK-H31 and remote control panel RU-3300N\n(10)\nCamera head DK-H31 and remote control panel RU-3300N fall within the product description of Article 1(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. However, they are mainly used for professional applications and are not sold with the corresponding triax system or adaptor on the Community market. Therefore, it was concluded that they should be regarded as professional camera systems within the meaning of Article 1(3)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. As a result, they should be excluded from the scope of the existing anti-dumping measures and added to the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000.\n(11)\nIn accordance with the established Community institutions' practice, these television camera systems should be exempted from the anti-dumping duty from the date of receipt by the Commission services of the relevant request for exemption. Therefore, all imports of the following cameras imported on or after 3 November 2005 should be exempted from the anti-dumping duty from this date:\nHitachi:\nCamera head DK-H31,\nRemote control panel RU-3300N.\n4.\nINFORMATION OF THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND CONCLUSIONS\n(12)\nThe Commission informed the Community industry and the exporters of the TCS of its findings and provided them with an opportunity to present their views. None of the parties objected to the Commission's findings.\n(13)\nOn the basis of the above, Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 should be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 111, 30.4.1994, p. 106. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1754/2004 (OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 38. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1454/2005 (OJ L 231, 8.9.2005, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ C 239, 29.9.2005, p. 9."
    }
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