Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/671 of 20 March 2026 concerning exemptions from the extended anti-dumping duty on certain bicycle parts originating in the People’s Republic of China pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 88/97 (notified under document C(2026) 1745)
Date: 2026-03-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), originating product, spare part, tariff exemption, two-wheeled vehicle








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Official Journal of the European Union


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2026/671


27.3.2026







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/671
of 20 March 2026
         
concerning exemptions from the extended anti-dumping duty on certain bicycle parts originating in the People’s Republic of China pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 88/97


(notified under document C(2026) 1745)




THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), and in particular Article 13(4) thereof,


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 originating 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 Regulation (EC) No 703/96 (2) and in particular Article 3 thereof,


Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2146 of 22 October 2025 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China as extended to imports of bicycles consigned from Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Cambodia, Pakistan and the Philippines, whether declared as originating in these countries or not, following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council (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 (4), and in particular Articles 4 to 7 thereof,


After informing the Member States,

Whereas:







(1)


An anti-dumping duty applies on imports of essential bicycle parts originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘China’) (‘the extended duty’) as a result of the extension of the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of bicycles originating in China by Regulation (EC) No 71/97.












(2)


Under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 71/97, the Commission is empowered to adopt the necessary measures to authorise the exemption of imports of essential bicycle parts which do not circumvent the anti-dumping duty.












(3)


Those implementing measures are set forth in Regulation (EC) No 88/97 (‘the exemption Regulation’), as amended, establishing the specific exemption system.












(4)


On that basis the Commission has exempted a number of bicycle assemblers from the extended duty (‘the exempted parties’).












(5)


By Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/611 (5) of 17 March 2023, the Commission published in the Official Journal of the European Union the list of the parties under examination and the updated list of the exempted parties.












(6)


As provided for in Article 16(2) of the exemption Regulation, the Commission has published in the Official Journal of the European Union subsequent lists of the exempted parties. The most recent Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/110 (6) concerning exemptions under the exemption Regulation was adopted on 23 January 2025.












(7)


For the purposes of this Decision, the definitions set out in Article 1 of the exemption Regulation apply.





1.   REQUESTS FOR EXEMPTION







(8)


Between 23 August 2024 and 23 January 2026, the Commission received from the parties listed in Tables 1 and 2 requests for exemption with the information required to determine whether these requests were admissible in accordance with Article 4 of the exemption Regulation.










(9)


The parties requesting exemption were given an opportunity to comment on the Commission’s conclusions concerning the admissibility of their requests.










(10)


In accordance with Article 5(1) of the exemption Regulation, pending a decision on the merits of requests from the parties requesting exemption, the payment of the extended duty in respect of any imports of essential bicycle parts declared for free circulation by these parties listed in Tables 1 and 2 below was suspended as from the day on which the Commission received their respective duly substantiated requests pursuant to Article 4(1) and (2) of the exemption Regulation.




2.   AUTHORISATION OF EXEMPTION







(11)


The examination of the merits of the request from the parties listed in Table 1 has been concluded.

Table 1








TARIC additional code


Name


Address




89AZ


New Cycle GmbH


An der Schmiede 4, 26135 Oldenburg, Germany




8031


PROWEN BIKES S.L.


Poligono Industrial La Viñuela, 55 (14900-Lucena) Córdoba, Spain














(12)


The Commission established during its examination that the value of the parts originating in China constituted less than 60 % of the total value of the parts of all the bicycles assembled by the parties listed in Table 1.










(13)


Consequently, the Commission concluded that the assembly operations of the parties listed in Table 1 fall outside the scope of Article 13(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.










(14)


For that reason, and in accordance with Article 7(1) of the exemption Regulation, the parties listed in Table 1 fulfilled the conditions for exemption from the extended duty.










(15)


In accordance with Article 7(2) of the exemption Regulation, the exemption should take effect as from the date of receipt of the duly substantiated request pursuant to Article 4(1) and (2) of the exemption Regulation. The customs debts in respect of the extended duty from the party requesting exemption should therefore be considered void from the same date.










(16)


The interested parties were informed of the Commission’s conclusions on the merits of their requests respectively and were given an opportunity to comment thereon. No comments were received.










(17)


Since the exemptions apply only to the parties specifically referred to in Table 1, these parties should notify the Commission (7) without delay of any changes, such as changes of name, legal form or address or changes in their assembly operations (for instance the setting up of new assembly entities) that may affect the exemption.










(18)


In case of change in reference, the exempted party should provide relevant information, including on any modification in its activity linked to assembly operations. Where appropriate, the Commission will update the references accordingly.




3.   SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS OF THE DUTIES FOR PARTIES UNDER EXAMINATION







(19)


The examination of the merits of the requests from the parties listed in Table 2 is ongoing. Pending a decision on the merits of their requests, the payment of the extended duty by these parties is suspended.










(20)


Since the suspensions apply only to the parties specifically referred to in Table 2, these parties should notify the Commission (8) without delay of any changes, such as changes of name, legal form or address or changes in their assembly operations (for instance the setting up of new assembly entities), that may affect the Commission’s determination with regards to the requested exemption. Where appropriate, the Commission will update the name, legal form or address of those parties accordingly.

Table 2








TARIC additional code


Name


Address




89MG


Pon Bike Lithuania UAB


Pramonės pr. 13A, Kėdainiai, LT-57242, Lithuania




88AX


CORRATEC S.R.L.


Ovidiu Cotrus str., Nr. 28, Cladirea C2, Județ Timiş, 300514 Timisoara, Romania




88AY


SPORT LIFESTYLE S.L.


Calle Travesía de la Industria No 20, 33401 Avilés (Asturias), Spain








4.   UPDATE OF REFERENCES TO EXEMPTED PARTIES







(21)


Between 18 December 2024 and 8 April 2025, the exempted parties listed in Table 3 notified the Commission of changes in their names and/or addresses. The Commission, after having examined the information submitted, concluded that those changes do not affect the assembly operations with regard to the conditions of exemption or suspension set forth in the exemption Regulation.










(22)


While the exemption of these parties from the extended duty authorised in accordance with Article 7(1) of the exemption Regulation remains unaffected, the references to these parties should be updated,

Table 3








TARIC additional code


Former reference


Change




A664







Maxbike, s.r.o.




Svatoplukova 2771/1, CZ-700 30




Vitkovice, Ostrava – Czechia






The address of this party has changed to:





Navrátilova 1241/3, 721 00, Ostrava –




Czechia








8065







Arcade Cycles




78 Impasse Philippe Gozola, ZA Acti




Est Parc Eco, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon, France






The address of this party has changed to:
41 rue Pierre Allut, Parc Eco 85-2, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon, France




C007







Cycleurope Industries,




161 Rue Gabriel Péri, FR – 10100




Romilly-sur-Seine, France






The name of this party has changed to:
Re-Cycles France








HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The parties listed in the table in this Article are hereby exempted from the extension by Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the definitive anti-dumping duty on bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 (9) to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People’s Republic of China.
In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 88/97, the exemption shall take effect as from the date of receipt of the parties’ respective request for exemption. Those dates are provided for in the table column headed ‘Date of effect’.
The exemption shall apply only to the parties specifically referred to in the table in this Article.
The exempted parties shall notify the Commission without delay of any change to their name and address, providing all relevant information, in particular on any modification in the parties’ activities linked to assembly operations with regard to the conditions of exemption.

Exempted parties









TARIC additional code


Name


Address


Date of effect




89AZ


New Cycle GmbH


An der Schmiede 4, 26135 Oldenburg – Germany


5.4.2024




8031


PROWEN BIKES S.L.


Poligono Industrial La Viñuela, 55 (14900-Lucena) Córdoba, Spain


23.8.2024






Article 2
The parties listed in the table in this Article are under examination in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97.
The suspensions of payment of the extended anti-dumping duty in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 shall be effective as from the dates of receipt of the parties’ respective requests. Those dates are provided for in the table column headed ‘Date of effect’.
Those suspensions of payments shall apply only to the parties under examination specifically referred to in the table in this Article.
The parties under examination shall notify the Commission without delay of any changes in their assembly operations linked to the conditions of suspension and provide the Commission with all relevant information as evidence. These changes include, but are not limited to, any changes of the parties’ names, activities, legal forms, and addresses.

Parties under examination









TARIC additional code


Name


Address


Date of effect




89MG


Pon Bike Lithuania UAB


Pramonės pr. 13A, Kėdainiai, LT-57242, Lithuania


6.2.2025




88AX


CORRATEC S.R.L.


Ovidiu Cotrus str., Nr. 28, Cladirea C2, Județ Timiş, 300514 Timisoara, Romania


22.12.2025




88AY


SPORT LIFESTYLE S.L.


Calle Travesía de la Industria No 20, 33401 Avilés (Asturias), Spain


23.1.2026






Article 3
Updated references to the exempted parties listed in the table in this Article are provided for in the column headed ‘New reference’. Those updates shall take effect as from the dates provided for in the table column headed ‘Date of effect’.
The corresponding TARIC additional codes previously attributed to those exempted parties as provided for in the table column headed ‘TARIC additional code’ remain unchanged.

Exempted parties for which the reference shall be updated









TARIC additional code


Former reference


New reference


Date of effect




A664







Maxbike, s.r.o.




Svatoplukova 2771/1, CZ-700 30




Vitkovice, Ostrava – Czechia











Maxbike, s.r.o.




Navrátilova 1241/3, 721 00, Ostrava –




Czechia






14.9.2016




8065







Arcade Cycles




78 Impasse Philippe Gozola, ZA Acti Est Parc Eco, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon, France











Arcade Cycles




41 rue Pierre Allut, Parc Eco 85-2, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon, France






4.1.2024




C007







Cycleurope Industries,




161 Rue Gabriel Péri, FR – 10100




Romilly-sur-Seine, France











Re-Cycles France,




161 Rue Gabriel Péri, FR – 10100




Romilly-sur-Seine, France






25.11.2024






Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States and to the parties listed in Articles 1 to 4 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 20 March 2026.


For the Commission

Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/1036/oj.

(2)  
            OJ L 16, 18.1.1997, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1997/71/oj.

(3)  
            OJ L, 2025/2146, 23.10.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2146/oj.

(4)  
            OJ L 17, 21.1.1997, p. 17, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1997/88/oj.

(5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/611 of 17 March 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 88/97 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 (OJ L 80, 20.3.2023, p. 67, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/611/oj), Annex I and Annex II.

(6)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/110 of 23 January 2025 concerning exemptions from the extended anti-dumping duty on certain bicycle parts originating in the People’s Republic of China pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 88/97 (OJ L, 2025/110, 31.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/110/oj).

(7)  The parties are advised to use the following email address: TRADE-BICYCLE-PARTS@ec.europa.eu.

(8)  The parties are advised to use the following email address: TRADE-BICYCLE-PARTS@ec.europa.eu.

(9)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 of 8 September 1993 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China and collecting definitively the provisional anti-dumping duty (OJ L 228, 9.9.1993, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1993/2474/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/671/oj
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