
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 

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, (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, imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of television camera systems (TCS) originating in Japan.
 (2) 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 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.
 (4) The 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.

B. INVESTIGATION CONCERNING NEW MODELS OF PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SYSTEMS 
 1. PROCEDURE 
 (5) Two 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.
 (6) The 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.
 2. MODELS UNDER INVESTIGATION 
 (7) The requests for exemption were received for the following models of camera systems, supplied with the relevant technical information: 


 Matsushita:

— Camera head AK-HC910L,
— Camera head AK-HC1500G,
— Camera control unit AK-HRP900,
— Camera control unit AK-HRP150.All models were presented as successors of models already excluded from the anti-dumping measures in force.
 Hitachi:
— Camera head DK-H31,
— Remote Control Panel RU-3300N.

Both 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.
 3. FINDINGS 
 (a) Camera heads AK-HC910L and AK-HC1500G, camera control units AK-HRP900 and AK-HRP150 
 (8) The 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.
 (9) In 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: 

Matsushita:


— Camera head AK-HC910L,
— Camera head AK-HC1500G,
— Camera control unit AK-HRP900,
— Camera control unit AK-HRP150.
 (b) Camera heads DK-H31 and remote control panel RU-3300N 
 (10) Camera 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.
 (11) In 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: 

Hitachi:


— Camera head DK-H31,
— Remote control panel RU-3300N.
 4. INFORMATION OF THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND CONCLUSIONS 
 (12) The 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.
 (13) On the basis of the above, Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 
The Annex of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 shall be replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2 

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. This Regulation shall apply to imports of the following models produced and exported to the Community by the following exporting producers:
(a) Matsushita from 5 September 2005:
— Camera head AK-HC910L,
— Camera head AK-HC1500G,
— Camera control unit AK-HRP900,
— Camera control unit AK-HRP150.
(b) Hitachi from 3 November 2005:
— Camera head DK-H31,
— Remote control panel RU-3300N.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Luxembourg, 19 June 2006.
For the Council
The President
J. PRÖLL
ANNEX

List of professional camera systems not qualified as television camera systems (broadcast camera systems), which are exempted from the measuresCompany name Camera heads Viewfinder Camera control unit Operational control unit Master control unit Camera adapters
Sony 
 DXC-M7PK
 DXC-M7P
 DXC-M7PH
 DXC-M7PK/1
 DXC-M7P/1
 DXC-M7PH/1
 DXC-327PK
 DXC-327PL
 DXC-327PH
 DXC-327APK
 DXC-327APL
 DXC-327AH
 DXC-537PK
 DXC-537PL
 DXC-537PH
 DXC-537APK
 DXC-537APL
 DXC-537APH
 EVW-537PK
 EVW-327PK
 DXC-637P
 DXC-637PK
 DXC-637PL
 DXC-637PH
 PVW-637PK
 PVW-637PL
 DXC-D30PF
 DXC-D30PK
 DXC-D30PL
 DXC-D30PH
 DSR-130PF
 DSR-130PK
 DSR-130PL
 PVW-D30PF
 PVW-D30PK
 PVW-D30PL
 DXC-327BPF
 DXC-327BPK
 DXC-327BPL
 DXC-327BPH
 DXC-D30WSP
 DXC-D35PH
 DXC-D35PL
 DXC-D35PK
 DXC-D35WSPL
 DSR-135PL 
 DXF-3000CE
 DXF-325CE
 DXF-501CE
 DXF-M3CE
 DXF-M7CE
 DXF-40CE
 DXF-40ACE
 DXF-50CE
 DXF-601CE
 DXF-40BCE
 DXF-50BCE
 DXF-701CE
 DXF-WSCE
 DXF-801CE
 HDVF-C30W 
 CCU-M3P
 CCU-M5P
 CCU-M7P
 CUU-M5AP 
 RM-M7G
 RM-M7E — 
 CA-325P
 CA-325AP
 CA-325B
 CA-327P
 CA-537P
 CA-511
 CA-512P
 CA-513
 VCT-U14
Ikegami 
 HC-340
 HC-300
 HC-230
 HC-240
 HC-210
 HC-390
 LK-33
 HDL-30MA
 HDL-37
 HC-400
 HC-400W
 HDL-37E
 HDL-10
 HDL-40
 HC-500
 HC-500W 
 VF15-21/22
 VF-4523
 VF15-39
 VF15-46
 VF5040
 VF5040W 
 MA-200/230
 MA-200A
 MA-400
 CCU-37
 CCU-10 
 RCU-240
 RCU-390
 RCU-400
 RCU-240A — 
 CA-340
 CA-300
 CA-230
 CA-390
 CA-400
 CA-450
Hitachi 
 SK-H5
 SK-H501
 DK-7700
 DK-7700SX
 HV-C10
 HV-C11
 HV-C10F
 Z-ONE (L)
 Z-ONE (H)
 Z-ONE
 Z-ONE A (L)
 Z-ONE A (H)
 Z-ONE A (F)
 Z-ONE A
 Z-ONE B (L)
 Z-ONE B (H)
 Z-ONE B (F)
 Z-ONE B
 Z-ONE B (M)
 Z-ONE B (R)
 FP-C10 (B)
 FP-C10 (C)
 FP-C10 (D)
 FP-C10 (G)
 FP-C10 (L)
 FP-C10 (R)
 FP-C10 (S)
 FP-C10 (V)
 FP-C10 (F)
 FP-C10
 FP-C10 A
 FP-C10 A (A)
 FP-C10 A (B)
 FP-C10 A (C)
 FP-C10 A (D)
 FP-C10 A (F)
 FP-C10 A (G)
 FP-C10 A (H)
 FP-C10 A (L)
 FP-C10 A (R)
 FP-C10 A (S)
 FP-C10 A (T)
 FP-C10 A (V)
 FP-C10 A (W)
 Z-ONE C (M)
 Z-ONE C (R)
 Z-ONE C (F)
 Z-ONE C
 HV-C20
 HV-C20M
 Z-ONE-D
 Z-ONE-D (A)
 Z-ONE-D (B)
 Z-ONE-D (C)
 Z-ONE.DA
 V-21
 V-21W
 V-35
 DK-H31 
 GM-5 (A)
 GM-5-R2 (A)
 GM-5-R2
 GM-50
 GM-8A
 GM-9
 GM-51 
 RU-C1 (B)
 RU-C1 (D)
 RU-C1
 RU-C1-S5
 RU-C10 (B)
 RU-C10 (C)
 RC-C1
 RC-C10
 RU-C10
 RU-Z1 (B)
 RU-Z1 (C)
 RU-Z1
 RC-C11
 RU-Z2
 RC-Z1
 RC-Z11
 RC-Z2
 RC-Z21
 RC-Z2A
 RC-Z21A
 RU-Z3
 RC-Z3
 RU-Z35
 RU-3300N — — 
 CA-Z1
 CA-Z2
 CA-Z1SJ
 CA-Z1SP
 CA-Z1M
 CA-Z1M2
 CA-Z1HB
 CA-C10
 CA-C10SP
 CA-C10SJA
 CA-C10M
 CA-C10B
 CA-Z1A
 CA-Z31
 CA-Z32
 CA-ZD1
 CA-Z35
 EA-Z35
Matsushita 
 WV-F700
 WV-F700A
 WV-F700SHE
 WV-F700ASHE
 WV-F700BHE
 WV-F700ABHE
 WV-F700MHE
 WV-F350
 WV-F350HE
 WV-F350E
 WV-F350AE
 WV-F350DE
 WV-F350ADE
 WV-F500HE
 WV-F-565HE
 AW-F575HE
 AW-E600
 AW-E800
 AW-E800A
 AW-E650
 AW-E655
 AW-E750
 AW-E860L
 AK-HC910L
 AK-HC1500G 
 WV-VF65BE
 WV-VF40E
 WV-VF39E
 WV-VF65BE
 WV-VF40E
 WV-VF42E
 WV-VF65B
 AW-VF80 
 WV-RC700/B
 WV-RC700/G
 WV-RC700A/B
 WV-RC700A/G
 WV-RC36/B
 WV-RC36/G
 WV-RC37/B
 WV-RC37/G
 WV-CB700E
 WV-CB700AE
 WV-CB700E
 WV-CB700AE
 WV-RC700/B
 WV-RC700/G
 WV-RC700A/B
 WV-RC700A/G
 WV-RC550/G
 WV-RC550/B
 WV-RC700A
 WV-CB700A
 WV-RC550
 WV-CB550
 AW-RP501
 AW-RP505
 AK-HRP900
 AK-HRP150 — — 
 WV-AD700SE
 WV-AD700ASE
 WV-AD700ME
 WV-AD250E
 WV-AD500E
 AW-AD500AE
 AW-AD700BSE
JVC 
 KY-35E
 KY-27ECH
 KY-19ECH
 KY-17FITECH
 KY-17BECH
 KY-F30FITE
 KY-F30BE
 KY-F560E
 KY-27CECH
 KH-100U
 KY-D29ECH
 KY-D29WECH 
 VF-P315E
 VF-P550E
 VF-P10E
 VP-P115E
 VF-P400E
 VP-P550BE
 VF-P116E
 VF-P116WE
 VF-P550WE 
 RM-P350EG
 RM-P200EG
 RM-P300EG
 RM-LP80E
 RM-LP821E
 RM-LP35U
 RM-LP37U
 RM-P270EG
 RM-P210E — — 
 KA-35E
 KA-B35U
 KA-M35U
 KA-P35U
 KA-27E
 KA-20E
 KA-P27U
 KA-P20U
 KA-B27E
 KA-B20E
 KA-M20E
 KA-M27E
Olympus 
 MAJ-387N
 MAJ-387I  
 OTV-SX 2
 OTV-S5
 OTV-S6   
 Camera OTV-SX

