2002/606/EC: Commission Decision of 16 July 2002 granting certain parties an exemption from the extension to certain essential bicycle parts, by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97, of the anti-dumping duty on bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China, imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000 and revoking the exemption from the payment of the anti-dumping duty extended to certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China granted to certain parties pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 (notified under document number C(2002) 2638)
Date: 2002-07-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, import, import policy, originating product, spare part, tariff exemption, two-wheeled vehicle

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 July 2002

granting certain parties an exemption from the extension to certain essential bicycle parts, by
Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97, of the anti-dumping duty on bicycles originating in the People's
Republic of China, imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and maintained by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1524/2000 and revoking the exemption from the payment of the anti-dumping duty
extended to certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China granted to certain
parties pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97

(notified under document number C(2002) 2638)

(2002/606/EC)

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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2238/2000 (2),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of 10 January 1997 extending the definitive anti-
dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/
2000, on bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China to imports of certain bicycle parts from the
People's Republic of China (3),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 of 20 January 1997 on the authorisation of the
exemption of imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China from the
extension by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2474/93 and maintained by Council Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000 (4), and in particular Article
7 thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

After the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 a number of bicycle assemblers submitted
requests pursuant to Article 3 of that Regulation for exemption of the anti-dumping duty as
extended to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People's Republic of China by Regulation (EC)
No 71/97 (the extended anti-dumping duty). The Commission has published in the Official Journal of
the European Communities successive lists of applicants (5)
the extended
anti-dumping duty in respect of their imports of essential bicycle parts declared for free circulation
was suspended pursuant to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 88/97.

for which payment of

The Commission requested and received the necessary information from the parties listed in Article
1 of the present Decision and found each of their requests to be admissible pursuant to Article 4(1)
of Regulation (EC) No 88/97. The information provided was examined and verified where necessary
at the premises of the parties concerned.

The facts as finally ascertained by the Commission show that the assembly operations of the
applicants concerned do not fall within the scope of Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96. In
particular, it was found that for all the applicants listed in Article 1 of the present Decision, the value
of the parts originating in the People's Republic of China which were used in their assembly
operations was lower than 60 % of the total value of the parts used in these assembly operations.

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 16, 18.1.1997, p. 55.
(4) OJ L 17, 21.1.1997, p. 17.
(5) OJ C 45, 13.2.1997, p. 3, OJ C 112, 10.4.1997, p. 9, OJ C 378, 13.12.1997, p. 2, OJ C 217, 11.7.1998, p. 9,
OJ C 37, 11.2.1999, p. 3, OJ C 186, 2.7.1999, p. 6, OJ C 216, 28.7.2000, p. 8, OJ C 170, 14.6.2001, p. 5 and
OJ C 103, 30.4.2002, p. 2.

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(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

For the above reasons, and in accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 88/97, the parties
listed in Article 1 of the present Decision should be exempted from the extended anti-dumping duty.
The parties concerned were informed accordingly and given an opportunity to comment.

In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 88/97, the exemption of the parties listed in
Article 1 of the present Decision from the extended anti-dumping duty should take effect from the
date of receipt of their request, and their customs debt in respect of the extended anti-dumping duty
is to be considered void as from that date.

Some parties,
listed in Article 2 of the present Decision, have ceased to exist or have stopped
assembling bicycles. Consequently, the exemption for these parties should be revoked. The Commis-
sion informed the parties concerned, wherever possible, that it intended to revoke their exemption
and gave them the opportunity to comment.

Since the Commission did not receive any comments within the given deadline, the exemption for
the parties concerned should be revoked.

Following the adoption of the present Decision, an updated list of parties exempted pursuant to
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 and of parties whose requests pursuant to Article 3 of that
Regulation are under examination should be published in the ‘C’ series of the Official Journal of the
European Communities in accordance with Article 16(2) of that Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The parties listed below are hereby exempted from the extension by Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the
definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and maintained by
Council Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000, on bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China to
imports of certain bicycle parts from the People's Republic of China.

The exemption shall take effect for each party from the respective date shown in the column headed ‘Date
of effect’ for that party.

Exempted Parties

Name

City

Country

Exemption
pursuant to
Regulation
(EC) No 88/97

Date
of effect

TARIC-
additional
code

AT Zweirad GmbH

Boschstraße 18
D-48341 Altenberge

Germany

Article 7

15.1.2001

A247

Bicicletas Monty, SA

C/ El Pla 106
E-08980 Sant Feliu de Llobre-
gat

Spain

Article 7

10.3.2000

A165

Checker Pig GmbH

Venusberger Straße 42
D-09430 Drebach

Germany

Article 7

9.1.2002

A322

Adriatica

Cicli
Uninominale

srl

Via Toscana, 13
I-61100 Pesaro

Italy

Article 7

14.12.1999

A088

Cicli Casadei srl

Via dei Mestieri, 23
I-44020 S. Giuseppe di Com-
macchio

Italy

Article 7

1.1.2002

A326

Cicli Douglas di Battis-
tello Albano & C. SNC

Via Copernico, 3-Z.I.
I-35028 Piove di Sacco (PD)

Italy

Article 7

4.5.2000

A169

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Name

City

Country

Exemption
pursuant to
Regulation
(EC) No 88/97

Date
of effect

TARIC-
additional
code

di
Lombardo
Cicli
Gaspare Lombardo &
C. Snc

Via Roma, 233
I-91012 Buseto Palizollo

Cobran snc di Perrino
Agostino & C.

Via Zingarina, 6
I-47900 Rimini

Cycles Eddie Kœpler/
Eddie Kœpler
Inter-
national SARL

ZI No 2 de Rouvignies —
Rue Louis Dacquin — Batt-
erie 900
F-59309 Valenciennes Cedex

Italy

Article 7

23.5.2001

A271

Italy

Article 7

11.1.2001

A246

France

Article 7

15.6.2001

A177

Diamant Fahrradwerke
GmbH

Schönaicher Straße 1
D-09232 Hartmannsdorf

Germany

Article 7

1.9.2001

A346

Dino Bikes SpA

Via Cuneo 11
I-12011 Borgo San Dalmazzo

Italy

Article 7

1.1.2002

A327

Dutch Bicycle Group
BV

Adriean Banckertstraat 7
3115 JE Schiedam
Nederland

The Netherlands

Article 7

1.9.2001

A287

F.lli Zanoni srl

Via C. Castiglioni, 27
I-20010 Arluno

Italy

Article 7

7.3.2000

A162

Fabrica Biciclette Trub-
biani e C. SNC

Santa Maria in Selva Via Arno,
1
I-62010 Treia

Italy

Article 7

3.1.2001

A232

Family Bike Srl

Via Serenissima, 6
I-36041 Montecchio Maggiore

Italy

Article 7

15.3.2001

A254

FARAM srl

Forza A/S

Gatsoulis

Zona Industriale — Traversa
della Meccanica
I-02010 Santa Rufina
Cittaducale

di

Industrivej 20
DK-5750 Ringe

Vitinis 26
GR-14342 New Philadelphia,
Athens

Italy

Article 7

22.2.2001

A249

Denmark

Article 7

11.9.2001

A289

Greece

Article 7

4.3.2002

A350

GTA My Bicycle SAS

Viale Stazione, 55
I-35029 Pontelongo

Italy

Article 7

5.12.2001

A221

Kynast GmbH

Artlandstraße 55
D-49610 Quakenbrück

Germany

Article 7

1.11.2000

A284

Love Bike Srl

Strada Valle Maira 135/3
I-12020 Roccabruna

Italy

Article 7

8.3.2001

A251

Paul Lange & Co.

Hofener Straße 114
D-70732 Stuttgart

Germany

Article 7

27.4.2000

A288

PRO-FIT
dukte GmbH

Sportpro-

Biaser Straße 29
D-39261 Zerbst

Germany

Article 7

1.3.2001

A349

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Name

City

Country

Exemption
pursuant to
Regulation
(EC) No 88/97

Date
of effect

TARIC-
additional
code

Rex Industri AB

SBB srl

SPDAD Lda

Box 303
S-30 108 Halmstad

Via Cuneo, 121A
I-12020 Cervasca

Sweden

Article 7

1.11.2001

A311

Italy

Article 7

25.2.2000

A164

Rua do Pinhal — lote 9-12
P-4470 Maia

Portugal

Article 7

22.5.2001

A320

Shivati Bicycles BV

Straelseweg 27a
5911 CL Venlo
Nederland

Shock Blaze Srl

Via Vittorio Veneto 29/31
I-31020 S. Martino di Colle
Umberto

Teikotec Bike-Trading
GmbH

Robert-Bosch-Straße 6
D-56727 Mayen

United Bicycles Assem-
bly NV

Oude Bunders 2030
B-3630 Maasmechelen

The Netherlands

Article 7

2.1.2002

A321

Italy

Article 7

5.3.2001

A250

Germany

Article 7

1.1.2002

A328

Belgium

Article 7

15.2.2002

A347

VILAR Indústrias Me-
talúrgicas SA

Rua Central do Ribeiro 512
P-4745 Alvarelhos

Portugal

Article 7

5.2.2001

A248

Article 2

The exemptions from the extension by Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the definitive anti-dumping duty
imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000, on bicycles
originating in the People's Republic of China to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People's Republic
of China are hereby revoked for the parties listed below from the date following that of the publication of
the present Decision in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Parties for which the exemption is revoked

Name

City

Starway

TRIX SAS

BP 26-ZI Route de Pernay
F-37320 Luynes

Via Montesuello, 45
I-25015 Desenzano del Garda

Country

France

Italy

TARIC additional code

8055

8601

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States and to the parties listed hereunder:

AT Zweirad GmbH, Boschstrasse 18, D-48341 Altenberge, Germany;

Bicicletas Monty SA, C/ El Pla 106, E-08980 Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain;

Checker Pig GmbH, Venusberger Straße 42, D-09430 Drebach, Germany;

Cicli Adriatica srl Uninominale, Via Toscana 13, I-61100 Pesaro, Italy;

Cicli Casadei srl, Via dei Mestieri 23, I-44020 S. Guiseppe di Commacchio, Italy;

Cicli Douglas di Battistello Albano & C. snc, Via Copernico 3-Z.I., I-35028 Piove di Sacco (PD), Italy;

Cicli Lombardo di Gaspare Lombardo & C snc, Via Roma 233, I-91012 Buseto Palizollo, Italy;

Cobran snc di Perrino Agostino & C., Via Zingarina 6, I-47900 Rimini, Italy;

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Cycles Eddie Koepler/Eddie Koepler International SARL, — Rue Louis Dacquin — Batterie 900, 59309
Valenciennes Cedex, France;

Diamant Fahrradwerke GmbH, Schönaicher Straße 1, D-09232 Hartmannsdorf, Germany;

Dino Bikes SpA, Via Cuneo 11, I-12011 Borgo San Dalmazzo, Italy;

Dutch Bicycle Group BV, Adriean Banckertstraat 7, NL-3115 JE Schiedam, The Netherlands;

F.lli Zanoni srl, Via C. Castiglioni 27, I-20010 Arluno, Italy;

Fabrica Biciclette Trubbiani e C. snc, Santa Maria in Selva Via Arno, 1, I-62010 Treia, Italy;

Family Bike srl, Via Serenissima 6, I-36041 Montecchio Maggiore, Italy;

FARAM srl, Zona Industriale-Traversa della Meccanica, I-02010 Santa Rufina di Cittaducale, Italy;

Forza A/S, Industrivej 20, DK-5750 Ringe, Denmark;

Gatsoulis, Vitinis 26, GR-14342 New Philadelphia, Athens, Greece;

GTA My Bicycle S.A.S., Viale Stazione 55, I-35029 Pontelongo, Italy;

Kynast GmbH, Artlandstr. 55, D-49610 Quakenbrück, Germany;

Love Bike Srl, Strada Valle Maira 135/3, I-12020 Roccabruna, Italy;

Paul Lange & Co., Hofener Straße 114, D-70372 Stuttgart, Germany;

PRO-FIT Sportprodukte GmbH, Biaser Str. 29, D-39261 Zerbst, Germany;

Rex Industri AB, Box 303, S-301 08 Halmstad, Sweden;

SBB srl, Via Cuneo 121A, I-12020 Cervasca, Italy;

SPDAD Lda, Rua do Pinhal — lote 9-12, P-4470 Maia, Portugal;

Shivati Bicycles BV, Straelseweg 27a, NL-5911 CL Venlo, The Netherlands;

Shock Blaze Srl, Via Vittorio Veneto 29/31, I-31020 S. Martino di Colle Umberto, Italy;

Starway, c/o Madame Nadine Breion, Mandataire Judiciaire auprès des Tribunaux de la Cour d'Appel
d'Orléans, 25, rue Nationale, 37000 Tours, France;

Teikotec Bike-Trading GmbH, Robert-Bosch-Str. 6, D-56727 Mayen, Germany;

TRIX SAS, Via Montesuello, 45, I-25015 Desenzano del Garda, Italy

United Bicycles Assembly NV, Oude Bunders 2030, B-3630 Maasmechelen, Belgium;

VILAR Indústrias Metalúrgicas SA, Rua Central do Ribeiro 512, P-4745 Alvarelhos, Portugal.

Done at Brussels, 16 July 2002.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission