Legal provisions of COM(1994)115 - Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems from Japan

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dossier COM(1994)115 - Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems from Japan.
document COM(1994)115 EN
date April 29, 1994


Contents

Article 1

1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of television camera systems falling within CN codes 8525 30 99 (Taric code: 8525 30 99*10), 8537 10 91 (Taric code: 8537 10 91*91), 8537 10 99 (Taric code: 8537 10 99*91), 8529 90 98 (Taric code: 8529 90 98*98), 8543 80 80 (Taric code: 8543 80 80*97), 8528 10 31 (Taric code: 8528 10 31*10), 8528 10 41 (Taric code: 8528 10 41*10) and 8528 10 49 (Taric code: 8528 10 49*10) originating in Japan.

2. Television camera systems may consist of a combination of the following parts, imported either together or separately:

(a) a camera head with three sensors (12 mm or more charge-coupled device pick-up devices) with more than 400 000 pixels each, which can be connected to a rear adaptor, and having a specification of the signal-to-noise ratio of 55 dB or more at normal gain; either in one piece, with the camera head and the adaptor in one housing, or separate;

(b) a view finder (diagonal, of 38 mm or more);

(c) a base station or camera control unit (CCU) connected to the camera by a cable;

(d) an operational control panel (OCP) for camera control (i.e. for colour adjustment, lens opening or iris) of single cameras;

(e) a master control panel (MCP) or master set-up unit (MSU) with selected camera indication, for the overview and for adjustment of several remote cameras.

3. The duty does not apply to:

(a) lenses;

(b) video tape recorders;

(c) camera-heads with the recording unit in the same, inseparable, housing;

(d) professional cameras which cannot be used for broadcast purposes;

(e) professional cameras listed in the Annex. (Taric additional code: 8786).

4. When the television camera system is imported with the lens the free-at-Community-frontier value used in applying the anti-dumping duty shall be that of the television camera systems without the lens. If this value is not specified on the invoice the importer shall declare the value of the lens at the time of release for free circulation and shall submit appropriate evidence and information on that occasion.

5. The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty shall be 96,8 % of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty (Taric additional code: 8744) except for the following companies for which the rate shall be as follows:

- Ikegami Tsushinki Co., Ltd: 82,9 % (Taric additional code: 8741),

- Sony Corporation: 62,6 % (Taric additional code: 8742),

- Hitachi Denshi Ltd: 52,7 % (Taric additional code: 8743).

6. The provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 2

The amounts secured by way of provisional anti-dumping duty imposed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3029/93 on the products not listed in the Annex attached to this Regulation shall be definitively collected at the rates of the duty definitively imposed, except for Hitachi Denshi Ltd for which the provisional anti-dumping duty of 49,9 % shall be collected.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.