L 12712 Official Journal of the European Union 29.4.2004 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 825/2004 of 26 April 2004 amending 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 Com- munity, 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 Article 1(3)(e) of Regulation No 1015/94, the Council specifically excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping duty camera systems listed in the Annex to that Regu- lation (the Annex), representing high-end professional cameras systems technically falling within the product definition under Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1015/94, but which cannot be regarded as television camera systems. (3) In October 1995, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2474/95 (°), amended Regulation (EC) No 1015/94, in particular as regards the like product definition and as regards certain models of professional camera systems which were explicitly exempted from the definitive anti- dumping duty. (4) In October 1997, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1952/97 (¥), amended the rates of the definitive anti- dumping duty for two companies concerned, namely for Sony Corporation and Ikegami Tsushinki Co., Ltd, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 384/ 96. Furthermore, the Council specifically excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping duty certain new models of professional camera systems by adding them to the Annex. () OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p.1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (O] L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12). () OJ L 111, 30.4.1994, p. 106. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 176/2000 (O] L 22, 27.1.2000, p. 29). () OJ L 255, 25.10.1995, p. 11. ¢ OJ L 276,9.10.1997, p. 20. (5)  In January 1999 and 2000, the Council, by Regulations (EC) No 1931999 (°) and (EC) No 176/2000, amended Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 adding certain successor models of professional camera systems to the Annex and thus excluding those from the application of the defini- tive anti-dumping duty. (6)  In September 2000, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 (%), confirmed the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 in accordance with Article 11(2) of the Basic Regulation. (7 In January 2001 and in May 2001, the Council, by Regulations (EC) No 198/2001 () and (EC) No 951/ 2001 (%), amended Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 by adding certain successor models of professional camera systems to the Annex and thus excluding them from the application of the definitive anti-dumping duty. (8)  In September 2001, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1900/2001 (°) further to an interim review in accord- ance with Article 11(3) of the Basic Regulation, confirmed the level of the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed to the exporting producer Hitachi Denshi Ltd. (9)  Finally, in September 2002, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1696/2002, further amended Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 by adding certain successor models of professional camera systems to the Annex and thus excluding them from the application of the definitive anti-dumping duty. B. INVESTIGATION CONCERNING NEW MODELS OF PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SYSTEMS 1. Procedure (10)  Three Japanese exporting producers, namely Sony Corporation (Sony), lkegami Tsushinki Co Ltd (Tkegami) and Matsushita, 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, including their accessories, to the Annex and thus exempt them from the scope of the anti-dumping duties. () OJ L 22,29.1.1999, p. 10. () OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 38. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1696/2002 (O] 259, 27.9.2002, p. 1). () OJ L 30, 1.2.2001, p. 1. () OJ L 134, 17.5.2001, p. 18. () OJ L 261, 29.9.2001, p. 3.