No L 256/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 9.-90 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2686/90 of 17 September 1990 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2347/87 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on mechanical wrist-watches originating in the USSR THE COUNCIL 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 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) By Regulation (EEC) No 1882/82() the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on mecha- nical wrist-watches originating in the USSR. (2  Following the imposition of that duty the com- plainant, Timex Corporation, Dundee, lodged an application with the Court of Justice of the Euro- pean Communities pursuant to the second para- graph of Article 173 of the Treaty for partial annul- ment of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1882/82. The Court, in its Judgment of 20 March 1985 in Case 264/82 (%) declared the Article in question to - be void and ordered the anti-dumping duty imposed by that provision to be maintained until the competent institutions adopted the measures needed to comply with its Judgment. (3)  Following a subsequent review procedure the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 2347/87 (*), again imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the product concerned. B. Review procedure 4  In September 1989, the Commission received a request for review from the USSR exporter concerned and the largest importer of the product () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. () O] No L 207, 15. 7. 1982, p. 1. () Timex v. Council- and Commission (1985) ECR p. 849. () OJ No L 213, 4. 8. 1987, p. 5. in the Community based on Article 14 of Regula- tion (EEC) No 2423/88, alleging that the major Community producer of mechanical wrist-watches and the only one which had participated in the previous review procedure, i.e. Timex Corporation, had definitively ceased production and that there was accordingly no necessity for maintaining the anti-dumping duty in force. The Commission received confirmation from the company concerned that production had definitively ceased and decided that a review proceeding was therefore warranted. ()  Accordingly, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the " European Communities(’), the initiation of a review of anti-dumping measures concerning imports into the Community of mechanical wrist- watches falling with CN code ex 9102 21 00 and ex 9102 29 00 and originating in the USSR. (6) The investigation covered the period from 1 - February 1989 to 31 January 1990. (7). The Commission officially advised both the expor- ters and the importers known to be concerned, and gave the parties concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. (8) The French and UK importers made their views known in writing. One Community producer, which had not partici- pated in the previous review proceeding, i.e. Cattin, Morteau, France, made its views known in writing. t The Verband der Deutschen Uhrenindustrie, the Chambre Francaise de I'horlogerie et des micro- techniques and the British Clock and Watch Manufacturers’ Association made their views known in writing, through the Comité permanent de I'hor- logerie européenne. 9) The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion it deemed to be necessary for the purpose of its determination and carried out an investigation at the premises of the Community producer, Cattin, Morteau, France. () OJ No C 24, 1. 2. 1990, p. 6.