No L 143/54 Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 6. 91 COMMISSION DECISION of 15 May 1991 cohceming applications for the refund of anti-dumping duties collected on certain imports of compact disc players originating in Japan (PIA Hi-Fi Vertriebs GmbH) : (Only the German text is authentic) (91/284/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, ‘ 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 16 thereof, Whereas : @ A. PROCEDURE PIA Hi-Fi Vertriebs GmbH imports into the Community compact disc players originating in Japan, manufactured and exported by the firm Accuphase Laboratory. 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 Accuphase Laboratory 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 %. Between February and July 1990, PIA Hi-Fi Vertriebs GmbH, an independent importer based in Weiterstadt, Germany, made five applications for the refund of definitive anti-dumping duties paid on the importation from July 1989 to July 1990 of compact disc players produced and exported by Accuphase Laboratory. The total amount requested is DM [...]. The applications, addressed to the German customs authorities, were forwarded to the Commission. The applicant was asked to present, for the first application, data permitting the calcu- o L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. oL 13, 17. 1. 1990, p. 21. “) ®) ® @) ® lation of normal value for a period of six months preceding each import operation, as provided for in point I (3) (B) (a) of the Commission notice concer- ning the reimbursement of anti-dumping duties (hereinafter referred to as ‘the notice’) (}). This infor- mation covered the period December 1988 to June 1989. The Commission decided to handle the applications submitted between 17 April and 19 July 1990 according to the rules on recurring applications laid down in point I (4) of the notice. The information required for judging the validity of the applications was provided for the period December 1989 to June 1990 inclusive. The Commission asked the applicant for further information, which was submitted within the time limits. The Commission also visited the premises of Accuphase Laboratory, in Japan, to verify data concerning normal value and export prices, which Accuphase Laboratory had supplied to ~ the Commission at the request of the applicant. The applicant was informed of the preliminary - results of this examination and given an opportu- nity to comment. The Commission informed the Member States and gave its opinion on the matter. No Member State raised any objection. B. THE APPLICANT'S ARGUMENTS Essentially, the' applicant argued that it had paid export prices significantly in excess of normal value. ' C. ADMISSIBILITY The applications are admissible. " () OJ No C 266, 22. 10. 1986, p. 2.