28.7.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L195/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1646/1999 of 27 July 1999 initiating an investigation concerning the alleged circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 2861/93 on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5 in. microdisks) originating in Taiwan and the People's Republic of China by assembly operations in the Community and making imports of microdisk parts subject to registration THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (3, and in particular Articles 13 and 14 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. REQUEST The Commission has received a request, pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Basic Regulation’), to investigate the alleged circumvention of the anti-dumping duties imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 2861/93 (}) on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5 in microdisks) (hereinafter referred to as ‘microdisks’) originating in Taiwan and the People's Republic of China by imports of microdisk parts originating in the same countries, which are allegedly used to assemble microdisks in the Community, to make imports of the main parts subject to registration by the customs authorities, pursuant to Article 14(5) of the Basic Regulation, and to propose to the Council, if justified, the extension of the above anti- dumping duties to imports of microdisk parts from the same countries. B. APPLICANT The request was lodged on 14 June 1999 by the Committee of European Diskette ~Manufacturers (Diskma). C. PRODUCT The products through which the alleged circumvention is taking place are microdisk parts originating in Taiwan and the People's Republic of China and used in the assembly of microdisks in  the Community: 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. oj L 0] L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18. oj L 262, 21.10.1993, p. 4. shells (CN code ex 3926 90 99), clamshells (CN code ex 8523 20 90), adhesive rings (CN code ex 3926 90 99), lifters (CN codes ex 39206900 and 391910 31), magnetic  coated  disks  (cookies) (CN  code ex 85232090), centre cores (hubs) (CN codes ex 7326 9097 and ex 7616 10 00), shutters (CN codes ex 39269099, ex 73269097 and ex 761610 00), springs (CN code ex 7320 20 89), write protector tabs (CN code ex 3926 90 99) and liners (CN code ex 5603 12 90). The CN codes are those in which the products are currently classifiable and are given for information only. D. EVIDENCE The request contains sufficient evidence, in accordance with Article 13(3) of the Basic Regulation, to initiate an investigation to examine whether the antidumping duties on imports of microdisks originating in Taiwan and the People's Republic of China are being circum- vented by imports of microdisk parts from these coun- tries used in assembly operations in the Community. The evidence is as follows: (a) subsequent to the imposition of the measures, at least one assembly operation using parts from the People's Republic of China and/or Taiwan started or substantially increased. Moreover, the request provides prima facie evidence that the value of the Taiwanese and Chinese parts constitute 60 % or more of the total value of the parts of the assembled product, and that the value added to the parts brought in, during the assembly or completion operation in the Community, is not greater than 25 % of the manufacturing cost; (b) furthermore, the request contains evidence which shows that the prices at which microdisks assembled from Chinese and Taiwanese parts are being sold in the Community are lower than the non-dumped level of the export price; (c) finally, the applicant claims that the alleged circum- vention is severely undermining the remedial effects of the existing anti-dumping duties in terms of the quantities and prices of the assembled like product.