14.7.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 175/39 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1524/2000 of 10 July 2000 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 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 (!), and in particular Articles 9 and 11(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures subject to review involving the People's Republic of China (1)  In October 1991, the Commission announced the initia- tion (%) of an anti-dumping investigation (the original investigation) concerning imports of bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China (China). (20 In September 1993, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of 30,6 % on imports of bicycles originating in China (Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 (3). (3)  In April 1996, the Commission initiated an investigation into the circumvention of this duty (Regulation (EC) No 703/96 (), as a result of which the duty was extended in January 1997 to imports of certain bicycle parts originating in China (Council Regulation (EC) No 71/ 97 (). 2. Measures in force involving other countries 4  In March 1998, the Council imposed definitive anti- dumping duties on imports of bicycles originating in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand (Regulation (EC) No 648/96 (). (5)  In February 1999, the Council imposed definitive anti- dumping duties on bicycles originating in Taiwan (Regu- lation (EC) No 397/99 (). 3. Request for review (6)  Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures on imports of bicycles originating in China (¥), the Commission (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (O] L 128, 30. 4. 1998, p. 18). C 266, 12.10.1991, p. 6. L 228, 9.9.1993, 1. 98, 19.4.1996, 16, 18.1.1997, 91, 12.4.1996, 49, 25.2.1999, 74, 10.3.1998, 5. A |UWVTTS PR el ad received a request for a review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (the Basic Regulation) in respect of the measures. (7)  The request was lodged in June 1998 by the European Bicycle Manufacturers Association (EBMA), acting on behalf of Community bicycle producers whose collective output constitutes a major proportion of total Community production (the applicant Community producers). (8)  The EBMA argued that expiry of the measures would be likely to result in the continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the Community industry. Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that the evidence was sufficient, the Commission initiated an investigation (°) pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. 4. Investigation (9  The Commission officially advised the applicant Community producers, exporting producers, importers and consumers, as well as the representatives of the exporting country, of the initiation of the review and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. (10) The Commission sent questionnaires to the parties known to be concerned and received replies from ten applicant Community producers who had participated in the original investigation (the sample) and 14 exporting producers in China. Of the latter, the following 11 companies had exported bicycles to the Community during the investigation period: — Catic Bicycle Co., Ltd — Giant (China) — Huiyang Kenton Bicycle Group Ltd — Liyang Machinery (SZ) — Merida Bicycles (China) — Ming Cycle — Phoenix Co. — Shenzhen Overlord — Shenzhen Bao An Bike — Shun Lu Bicycle Co. — Universal Cycle Corporation (China). () O] C 281, 10.9.1998, p. 8.