18. 3. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 66/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 611/93 of 15 March 1993 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of certain electronic microcircuits known as DRAMs originating in the Republic of Korea and exported by companies not exempted from this duty, and collecting definitively the provisional anti-dumping duty THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Buropean 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 (') (hereinafter referred to as the ‘basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal presented by the Commis- sion after consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for by the above Regulation, Whereas : A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES (1) By Regulation (EEC) No 2686/92(?) (hereafter referred to as the ‘provisional duty Regulation’), the Commission imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of certain types of electronic micro-circuits known as DRAMs (dynamic random access memories) originating in the Republic of Korea and falling within CN codes 85421112, 854211 14, 854211 16 and 854211 18 for finished DRAMs, within CN - code ex 85421101 for DRAM wafers, within CN code ex 854211 05 for DRAM dice or chips and within CN code ex 84733010 or ex 8548 0000 for DRAM modules. By Regulation (EEC) No 53/93 (), the Council extended the validity of this duty for a period not exceeding two months. B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE (20  Pollowing the imposition of the provisional anti- dumping duty, two Korean producers, OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1 OJ No L 272, 17. 9. 1992,p 13. OJ No L 9, 15. 1. 1993, p. @) &) ©) O] ' — Goldstar Electron Co., Ltd, Seoul, — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Seoul, and one DRAM-user company located in the Community, — Hewlett Packard, Les Ulis, France, submitted comments in writing. Parties who so requested were granted an opportunity to be heard by the Commission. The parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend the imposition of defini- tive anti-dumping measures and the definitive . collection of amounts secured by way of provisional duty. They were also granted a period within which to make representations subsequent to the disclo- sure. The parties’ comments were considered, and the Commission altered its conclusions where deemed justified. The investigation overran the normal duration of one year provided for in Article 7 (9) (a) of the basic Regulation due to the complexity of the investiga- tion, in particular, in the light of the numerous DRAM types, the number of sales transactions and the calculation of the normal value on a quarterly basis. C. PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION, LIKE PRODUCT In its provisional duty Regulation (see recitals 12 to 16) the Commission had established that all types of DRAM wafers, DRAM dice and chips, finished DRAMs, variations of DRAMs and DRAM modules, regardless of density and package were to be considered as one product.