16. 7. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 197/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1948/92 of 13 July 1992 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2464/77 imposing a special duty on imports of . certain nuts of iron or steel originating in Taiwan THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2464/77 (), Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 () on protection against dumped or subsi- dized imports from countries not members of the Euro- pean Economic Community, and in particular Article 14 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : A. Previous procedure (1) On 7 November 1977 the Council; by Regulation (EEC) No 2464/77, imposed a special duty on imports of certain nuts of iron or steel originating in Taiwan. Article 2 of that Regulation specified that Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 459/68, providing for the possibility of a review of anti- dumping measures, should apply, by analogy, to the special measures in question. Successive regulations on protection against dumped or subsidized imports have provided that any reference to regulations previously repealed shall be construed as a reference to the regulation currently in force. Thus, the reference made to Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 459/68 shall be construed as a reference to Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 now in force. (» By means of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(’) a review OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. 1) OJ No L 286, 10. 11. 1977, p. 7. %) OJ No C 67, 16. 3. 1982, p. 7. of Regulation (EEC) No 2464/77 was initiated in 1982 at the request of the Community industry, on the grounds that the duty was not sufficient to remove the injury arising from the imports in ques- tion. This review resulted, on the basis of the findings of the investigation, in the level of the duty being confirmed. B. Review (3) In February 1992, owing to the lengthy period of time that had elapsed since the 1982 review, the Commission considered that a further review of the special measures concerned was warranted in order to examine the advisability of the duty continuing in force. The Commission accordingly announced, by means of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(*) the initi- ation of a review of the special measures applicable to imports of certain nuts of iron or steel origina- ting in Taiwan. (4)  The Commission officially so advised the interested parties and gave them the opportunity to make their view known in writing and to request a hearing. C. Products concerned (5 The products concerned are : — threaded nuts, of iron or steel, turned from bars, rods, profiles or wire, of solid section of a hole diameter not exceeding 6 mm, falling within CN code 7318 16 10, — threaded nuts, or iron or steel, of a hole diameter not exceeding 10 mm, falling within CN codes ex 73181691, ex 731816 30 and ex 7318 16 50. () OJ No C 53, 28. 2. 1992, p. 4.