No L 58/12 Official Journal of the European Communities ' 11. 3. 93 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 550/93 of 5 March 1993 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China THE COMMISSION 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 sub- sidized imports from countries not members of the Euro- pean Economic Community ('), and in particular Article 11 thereof, After consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation, Whereas : ‘A. PROCEDURE (1) In July 1991, the Commission received a - complaint lodged by the European Bicycle Manu- facturers Association (EBMA) on behalf of pro- ducers representing a major proportion of the Community production of bicycles. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the said product and of material injury resulting therefrom which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. (9 The Commission accordingly announced by a * notice published in the Official ]oumal of the European Communities(’) the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of bicycles originating- in Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China, 871200, and commenced an investigation. (3) The Commission officially advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned, the repre- sentatives of the exporting countries and the complainants. Parties directly concerned were given the opportunity to make their views known in _writing and to request a hearing. 4  Representatives of the exporters, the complainant, some importers and trade associations made their views known in writing. Some Taiwanese and . () OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1 () O] No C 266, 12. 10. 1991, p. 6. falling within CN Code O Chinese exporters requested and were granted a hearing An association of enterprises with invest- ments in China also requested and was granted a hearing. The Commission sought and verified all informa- tion it deemed to be necessary for the purposes of a preliminary determination and carried out investi- gations at the premises of the following: (a) Community producers — Peugeot Cycles, Neuilly/Seine, France, — Cycles Gitane, Machecoul, France, — Kynast AG, Quakenbriick, Germany, — Niirnberger Hercules Werke GmbH Niirn- berg, Germany, — Derby Cycle Werke GmbH, Cloppenburg, Germany, — Batavus BV, Heerenveen Netherlands, — Gazelle Rijwielfabriek BV, Dieren, Nether- lands, — BH SA, Madrid, Spain, — Raleigh Industries Ltd, Nottingham, United Kingdom, — Dawes Cycles Ltd, Birmingham, United Kingdom. (t;) Importers in the Community 1. Related importers, Germany : — Giant Deutschland GmbH, Diisseldorf ; Netherlands, — Giant Europe BV, Lelystad, — Giant Holland BV, Lelystad ; 2. Unrelated importers, United Kingdom, — Halfords Ltd, Redditch, — Moore Large & Co., Ltd, Luton.