2.12.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 307/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2537/1999 of 29 November 1999 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2861/93, (EC) No 2199/94, (EC) No 663/96 and (EC) No 1821/98 concerning the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5” microdisks) originating in Japan, Taiwan, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the United States of America and Indonesia and Regulation (EC) No 1335/1999 reimposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5” microdisks) originating in Indonesia and produced and sold for export to the Community by PT Betadiskindo Binatama 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 (!), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: (A) REQUEST FOR A REVIEW (1) A request for an interim review of Regulation (EEC) No 286193 (3 by which the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5” microdisks) originating, inter alia, in Japan was received from Sony Corporation and Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd, both located in Japan and hereinafter referred to as ‘Sony’ and ‘Fuji Film' respectively. (2)  This request pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 claimed a change in circumstances regarding the definition of the product concerned by the proceeding in question to justify the initiation of a review. According to the request, conventional 3,5” microdisks with a storage capacity of 1,44 megabytes and new generation 3,5” microdisks with a storage capacity of 200 megabytes could not be considered to (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18). (@ O] L 262, 21.10.1993, p. 4. form a single product and should therefore be excluded from the scope of the existing anti-dumping measures. As the request contained sufficient prima facie evidence, the Commission decided to initiate an interim review (%) of Regulation (EEC) No 2861/93. At the same time, the Commission considered that its examination should encompass all other existing measures imposed on the same product, and accordingly decided to extend the review to also cover the measures applicable to imports originating in Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the United States of America and Indonesia. This interim review was limited to clarification of the product scope of the regulations imposing the measures. (B) EXISTING MEASURES The measures currently in force are definitive anti- dumping duties in the form of ad valorem duties imposed on certain magnetic disks (3,5” microdisks) by the following regulations: — Regulation (EEC) No 2861/93 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5” microdisks) originating in Japan, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China, — Regulation (EC) No 2199/94 (*) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5” microdisks) originating in Hong Kong and the Republic of Korea, — Regulation (EC) No 663/96 (°) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5” microdisks) originating in Malaysia, Mexico and the United States of America, — Regulation (EC) No 1821/98 (°) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5” microdisks) originating in Indonesia, C 394, 17.12.1998, p. 21. 236, 10.9.1994, p. 2. 236, 22.8.1998, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission L ] L 92, 13.4.1996, p. 1. L u egulation (EC) No 2152/98 (O] L 271, 8.10.1998, p. 9).