2003/560/EC: Commission Decision of 22 July 2003 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 Regulation (EC) No 88/97 (notified under document number C(2003) 1961)
Date: 2003-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, originating product, tariff exemption, two-wheeled vehicle

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 July 2003

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
Regulation (EC) No 88/97

(notified under document number C(2003) 1961)

(2003/560/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Whereas:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(1)

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 1972/2002 (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 on bicycles origi-
nating in the People's Republic of China to imports of certain
bicycle parts from the People's Republic of China and levying
the extended duty on such imports registered under Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 703/96 (3), and maintained by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1524/2000 (4),

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 (5), and maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/
2000,

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 16, 18.1.1997, p. 55.
(4) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 39.
(5) OJ L 17, 21.1.1997, p. 17.

After the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 88/97,
which exempted a certain number of bicycle assemblers
from the payment of the anti-dumping duty as extended
to imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the
People's Republic of China by Council Regulation (EC)
No 71/97 (the
the
Commission by successive Decisions published in the
the European Communities (6) has
Official
exempted additional parties from the payment of the
extended anti-dumping duty pursuant to Article 7 of
Regulation (EC) No 88/97.

‘extended anti-dumping duty’),

Journal

of

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Commission was informed from various sources
that a number of exempted parties have ceased to exist
or have stopped assembling bicycles.

The Commission informed the parties concerned in
writing that it intended to revoke their exemption and
gave them the opportunity to comment. The Commis-
sion received confirmation from most of these parties
that they have ceased the production or the assembling
of bicycles. For the remaining parties, the Commission
did not receive any comments within the given deadline.

Consequently, in accordance with the principle of good
administration, the exemptions for these parties, which
are listed in Article 1 of
this Decision, should be
revoked,

(6) OJ L 193, 22.7.1997, p. 32, OJ L 31, 6.2.1998, p. 25, OJ L 164,
9.6.1998, p. 49, OJ L 320, 28.11.1998, p. 60, OJ L 41, 10.2.2001,
p. 30, OJ L 47, 19.2.2002, p. 43, OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 81.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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
this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Country

Italy

Germany

Germany

Italy

France

France

France

Italy

Portugal

Germany

Italy

Parties for which the exemption is revoked

Name

Address

Aurelia Dino SpA

Via Cuneo 11
I-12011 Borgo San Dalmazzo (CN)

Baronia-Fahrrad GmbH

D-32369 Rahden

Brennabor Fahrräder Bernard Fischer
GmbH

D-32105 Bad Salzuflen

Cicli Casadei snc

I-S. Giuseppe di Comacchio (FE)

Cycles
International SARL

Eddie Kœpler/Eddie Kœpler

ZI no 2 de Rouvignies — Rue Louis
Dacquin — Batterie 900
F-59309 Valenciennes Cedex

Dangre Cycles

Dawes Cycle

Fonlupt SA

Kynast AG

Lombardo Gaspare

Magna Technology

Birmingham B11 2DG

United Kingdom

F-59583 Marly

F-71600 Paray-le-Monial

D-49692 Quakenbrück

I-91012 Buseto Palizzolo (TP)

Warrington WA5 UL

United Kingdom

Girardengo SRL

I-15065 Frugarolo (AL)

José Ferreira & Almeida, Lda

P-3770 Oliveira do Barro

MGI (nv Marcel Geurts Industry)

B-3630 Maasmechelen

Portosa Srl

I-35030 Rubano (PD)

PRO-FIT Sportartikel

D-74076 Heilbronn

Reparto Corse Bianchi SRL

I-24047 Treviglio (BG)

Sprint SpA

I-75045 Castegnato (BS)

Vicini Mario e Figli SNC

I-47023 Cesena (Forli)

Belgium

Italy

Germany

Italy

Italy

Italy

Article 2

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

Aurelia Dino SpA, Via Cuneo 11, I-12011 Borgo San Dalmazzo (CN)

Baronia-Fahrrad GmbH, Weher Str. 81-83, D-32369 Rahden

Brennabor Fahrräder Bernard Fischer GmbH, Schnatweg 3, D-32105 Bad Salzuflen

Cicli Casadei snc, Via dei Mestieri, I-44020 San Giuseppe di Comacchio

TARIC addi-
tional code

A202

8078

8062

8074

A177

8963

8963

8332

8070

8037

8963

8071

8525

8078

8090

8963

8079

8072

8072

Cycles Eddie Kœpler, ZI No. 2 de Rouvignies — Rue Louis Dacquin — Batterie 900, F-59309 Valenciennes
Cedex

Dangre Cycles, Rue Paul Vaillant Couturier 23, F-59583 Marly

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Dawes Cycles, Wharfdale Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 2DG, United Kingdom

Fonlupt SA, Rue Joseph Mouterde, F-71600 Paray-Le-Monial

Girardengo SRL, Via N. Sauro 5, I-15065 Frugarolo

José Ferreira & Almeida, Lda, Estrada Nacional 235, P-3770 Oliveira do Barro

Kynast AG, Artlandstr. 55, D-49692 Quakenbrück

Lombardo Gaspare, Via Roma, 233, I-91012 Buseto Palizzolo

Magna Technology, Unit 5 Riverside Trading Estate, Fiddlers Ferry, WA5 2UL, Warrington, United
Kingdom

MGI (nv Marcel Geurts Industry), Oude Bunders 2030, B-3630 Maasmechelen

Portosa Srl, Via Industria 6, I-35030 Rubano

PRO-FIT Sportartikel, Weinsberger Str. 81, D-74076 Heilbronn

Reparto Corse Bianchi SRL, Via delle Battaglie 5, I-24047 Treviglio

Sprint SpA, Via Padana Superiore 91/93 -SS11, I-75045 Castegnato

Vicini Mario e Figli SNC, Via dell'Artigianato 284, I-47023 Cesena

Done at Brussels, 22 July 2003.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission