No L 151/86 . Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 6. 91 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 23 May 1991 concerning applications for the refund of anti-dumping duties collected on certain imports of compact disc players originating in Japan " (Analog und Digital Systeme GmbH) (Only the German text is authentic) (91/302/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, paid on import of compact disc players produced and exported by Asahi Corporation. The applica- Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tions cover imports between July 1989 and Economic Community, December 1990.:T'he total amount requested is DM [.. 1), representing all the anti-dumping duty paid ) . ) on the imports in question. The applications, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 addressed to the German customs authorities, were of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsi- forwarded to the Commission. The applicant was dized ,lmports.from countries 1not me.mbers _of the Eu.ro- ‘asked to supply data permitting the calculation of pean Economic Community ('), and in particular Article normal value for the six months preceding each 16 thereof, import operation, as provided for in points I (3) (B) ~ ' (a) and I (7) of the Commission notice concerning Whereas : the reimbursement of anti-dumping duties (¥). A. PROCEDURE (3 The Commission asked the applicant for further information, which was submitted within the time limits. The Commission also visited the premises of Asahi Corporation, in Japan, to verify data regar- ding normal value which Asahi Corporation supplied to the Commission at the request of the applicant. (1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 112/90 () imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain compact disc players originating in Japan and the Republic of Korea. A duty of 32 % was imposed on products originating in Japan, save where other- wise provided. Since Asahi Corporation was not among the exporters to which a lower duty was applied, imports into the Community of its *compact disc players are subject to a duty of 32 %. (4  The applicant was informed of the preliminary )  Between May 1990 and January 1991, Analog und re'sults of this examination and given an opportu- Digital Systeme, an independent importer based in nity to comment. Kronberg am Taunus, Germany, made eight appli- cations for refund of definitive anti-dumping duties (®) In accordance with article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, which deals with the non-disclosure of business secrets, cer-- —_— tain figures have been omitted from the published version of () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. this Decision. : () OF No L 13, 17. 1. 1990, p. 21. () OJ No C 266, 22. 10. 1986, p. 2.