Rozhodnutí Komise ze dne 10. listopadu 2006, kterým se některé strany osvobozují od rozšíření na některé součásti jízdních kol antidumpingového cla z jízdních kol pocházejících z Čínské lidové republiky uloženého nařízením Rady (EHS) č. 2474/93, naposledy zachovaného a pozměněného nařízením (ES) č. 1095/2005, a kterým se zrušuje pozastavení platby antidumpingového cla rozšířeného na některé součásti jízdních kol pocházející z Čínské lidové republiky, jež bylo některým stranám přiznáno nařízením (ES) č. 88/97 (2006/772/ES)

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 CommunityOJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17 ). (the basic Regulation),

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 703/96OJ L 16, 18.1.1997, p. 55 . (the extending Regulation), maintained by Council Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 39 . Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1095/2005 (OJ L 183, 14.7.2005, p. 1 ). ,

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 2474/93OJ L 17, 21.1.1997, p. 17 . (the exemption Regulation), maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524, and in particular Article 7 thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

The parties listed below in Table 1 below are hereby exempted from the extension to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People’s Republic of China pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the definitive anti-dumping duty on bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China.

The exemption shall take effect in relation to each party as from the relevant date shown in the column headed Date of effect. Table 1 List of parties to be exempted NameAddressCountryExemption pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 88/97Date of effectTARIC additional codeARKUS & ROMET Group Sp. z o.o.Podgrodzie 32 C, 39-200 DębicaPolandArticle 71.6.2005 A565ARKUS Sp. z o.o.Podgrodzie 32 C, 39-200 DębicaPolandArticle 7from 23.6.2004 to 31.5.2005 A565Athletic Manufacturing Sp. z.o.o.ul. Drawska 21, 02-202 WarszawaPolandArticle 73.8.2004 A568Avantisbike — Fabrico de bicicletas SAZona Industrial de Oiã (Sul), Lt. B17, 3770-059 OiãPortugalArticle 710.11.2005 A726BELVE s.r.o.Palkovičova, 5, 915 01 Nové Mesto nad VáhomSlovak RepublicArticle 74.5.2004 A535Bike Mate s.r.o.Dlhá 248/43, 905 01 SenicaSlovak RepublicArticle 78.10.2004 A589Cannondale Europe BVHanzepoort 27, 7575 DB OldenzaalThe NetherlandsArticle 721.6.2005 A686CSEKE Trade Kft.Központi út 21–47., 1211 BudapestHungaryArticle 721.4.2005 A685C-TRADING s.r.o.V. Palkovicha 19, 946 03 KolárovoSlovak RepublicArticle 710.2.2005 A662Decathlon Sp. z o. o.ul. Malborska 53, 03-286 WarszawaPolandArticle 719.8.2005 A696Eurobike Kft.Zengő utca 58., 7693 Pécs-HirdHungaryArticle 728.1.2005 A624Fabryka Rowerów Romet-Jastrowie Sp. z o.o.ul. Narutowicza 14, 64-915 JastrowiePolandArticle 7from 14.6.2004 to 31.5.2005 A564Firma Wielobranżowa Mexller — Artur Nowakul. Romera 4/20, 42-200 CzęstochowaPolandArticle 722.9.2005 A697Koliken Kft.Széchenyi u. 103., 6400 KiskunhalasHungaryArticle 78.11.2004 A616Koninklijke Gazelle BVWilhelminaweg 8, 6951 BP DierenThe NetherlandsArticle 729.6.2005 8609Kynast Bike GmbHArtlandstraße 55, 49610 QuakenbrückGermanyArticle 729.7.2005 A692Manufacture de cycles du Comminges (MCC)Z.I. Ouest, 31800 Saint-GaudensFranceArticle 729.6.2005 A690Maxbike LtdSvatoplukova 2771, 700 30 Ostrava-VitkoviceCzech RepublicArticle 73.1.2005 A664Muller Sport Bohemia s.r.o.Okružní 110, Hlincova Hora, 373-71 RudolfovCzech RepublicArticle 78.11.2004 A605OLPRAN Spol. s.r.o.Libušina, 101, 772-11 OlomoucCzech RepublicArticle 71.5.2004 A546PFIFF Vertriebs GmbHWilhelmstraße 49, 49610 QuakenbrückGermanyArticle 76.4.2005 A668TIESSE s.n.c. di Tosato Virginio & C.Via Meucci 12, 35030 Caselle di Selvazzano Dentro (PD)ItalyArticle 724.10.2005 A724Tolin Przedsiebiorstwo Prywatne Jerzy TopolskiŁęg-Witoszyn, 87-811 FabiankiPolandArticle 710.9.2004 A586Victus International Trading S.A.ul. Naramowicka 150, 61-619 PoznańPolandArticle 711.10.2004 A588Vizija Sport d.o.o.Tržaška cesta 87 b, 1370 LogatecSloveniaArticle 724.1.2005 A630

OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17 ).

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(1) After the entry into force of the exemption Regulation, a number of bicycle assemblers submitted requests pursuant to Article 3 of that Regulation for exemption from 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 Union successive lists of applicantsOJ C 45, 13.2.1997, p. 3 ; OJ C 112, 10.4.1997, p. 9 ; OJ C 220, 19.7.1997, p. 6 ; 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 ; OJ C 103, 30.4.2002, p. 2 ; OJ C 35, 14.2.2003, p. 3 ; OJ C 43, 22.2.2003, p. 5 ; OJ C 54, 2.3.2004, p. 2 ; OJ C 299, 4.12.2004, p. 4 , and OJ L 17, 21.1.2006, p. 16 . for which the payment of 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 the exemption Regulation.

(2) Following the last publication of the list of parties under examinationOJ L 17, 21.1.2006, p. 16 . , a period of examination has been selected. This period was defined as from 1 January to 31 December 2005 . A questionnaire was sent to all parties under examination, requesting information on the assembly operations conducted during the relevant period of examination.

(3) The Commission received from the parties listed in Table 1 below all the information required for the determination of the admissibility of their requests. The information provided was examined and verified, where necessary, at the premises of the parties concerned. Based on this information, the Commission found that the requests submitted by the parties listed in Table 1 are admissible pursuant to Article 4(1) of the exemption Regulation.

(4) The facts as finally ascertained by the Commission show that for 24 of these applicants’ bicycle assembly operations, 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, and they, therefore, fall outside the scope of Article 13(2) of the basic Regulation.

(5) Concerning the last party, although the facts show that the value of the parts originating in the People’s Republic of China which were used in its assembly operations was above 60 % of the total value of the parts used in the assembly operations, the value added was above 25 % of the manufacturing costs. Therefore the assembly operations of that party fall outside the scope of Article 13(2) of the basic Regulation.

(6) For these reasons, and in accordance with Article 7(1) of the exemption Regulation, the parties listed in the above table should be exempted from the extended anti-dumping duty.

(7) In accordance with Article 7(2) of the exemption Regulation, the exemption of the parties listed in Table 1 from the extended anti-dumping duty should take effect as from the date of receipt of their requests. In addition, their customs debt in respect of the extended anti-dumping duty is to be considered void as from the date of receipt of their requests for exemption.

(8) It is to be noted that the following five parties listed in Table 1 informed the Commission services of a change in their name and/or in their legal seat, or transfer of assembly activity, during the examination period:Athletic International Sp. z o.o., ul. Drawska 21, 02-202 Warsaw, Poland transferred its assembly activity to Athletic Manufacturing Sp. z o.o., ul. Drawska 21, 02-202 Warsaw, Poland, Avantisbike — Fabrico de bicicletas SA, Rua do Casarão, 3750-869 Borralha, Portugal transferred its legal seat to Zona Industrial de Oiã (Sul), Lt. B17, 3770-059 Oiã, Portugal, CSEKE Trade Kft., Gyepsor u. 1., 1211 Budapest, Hungary transferred its legal seat to Központi út 21–47., 1211 Budapest, Hungary, Firma Wielobranżowa ART-POL — Artur Nowak, ul. Romera 4/20, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland changed its name to Firma Wielobranżowa Mexller Artur Nowak, ul. Romera 4/20, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland, PFIFF Vertriebs GmbH, Wilhelmstraße 58, 49610 Quakenbrück, Germany transferred its legal seat to Wilhelmstraße 49, 49610 Quakenbrück, Germany.

(9) It has been established that these changes in the name and/or legal seat and transfer of assembly activity did not affect the assembly operations with regard to the stipulations of the exemption Regulation and therefore the Commission does not consider that these changes should affect the exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty.

(10) The parties listed in Table 2 below also submitted requests for exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty.

(11) Four parties withdrew their request for exemption and informed the Commission accordingly.

(12) One party failed to submit the requested information required for the examination of its request. For this reason, and in accordance with Article 7(3) of the exemption Regulation, the Commission informed this party that it intended to reject its request for exemption. This party was given an opportunity to comment. No comments were received.

(13) Another party did not use the bicycle parts for the production or assembly of bicycles during the examination period, nor did it inform the Commission that it destroyed or re-exported them, which constitutes a breach of the obligations set out in Article 6(2) of the exemption Regulation. The party was informed accordingly and given an opportunity to comment. No comments were received.

(14) Since the parties listed in Table 2 failed to meet the criteria for exemption set by Article 6(2) of the exemption Regulation, the Commission has to reject their requests for exemption, in accordance with Article 7(3) of the Regulation. In the light of this, the suspension of the payment of the extended anti-dumping duty referred to in Article 5 of the exemption Regulation must be lifted and the extended anti-dumping duty must be collected as from the date of receipt of the requests submitted by these parties.

(15) The party listed in Table 3 below also submitted a request for exemption from the payment of the extended anti-dumping duty.

(16) As regards this party, the Commission services were not in a position to verify whether the assembly operations of this party fall outside the scope of Article 13(2) of the basic Regulation due to the bankruptcy procedure of the party instituted by the Bankruptcy Penal Tribunal held by the District Court of Ljubljana.

(17) In light of the above, the party listed in Table 3 should be maintained in the list of parties under examination. The payment of the anti-dumping duty in respect of the imports of essential bicycle parts declared for free circulation by this party should remain suspended.

(18) The parties listed in Table 4 also submitted requests for exemption from the payment of the extended anti-dumping duty:

(19) With regard to these parties, it should be noted that their requests did not meet the admissibility criteria set out in Article 4(1) of the exemption Regulation.

(20) Two applicants use essential bicycle parts for the production or assembly of bicycles in quantities below 300 units per type on a monthly basis.

(21) One applicant did not provide prima facie evidence that its assembly operations fell outside the scope of Article 13(2) of the basic Regulation, notably prima facie evidence that 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.

(22) These parties were informed accordingly and were given an opportunity to comment. No comments were received. As a consequence, no suspension was granted to these parties.

(23) Interested parties are hereby informed of the receipt of further requests for exemption, pursuant to Article 3 of the exemption Regulation, from parties listed in Table 5. The suspension from the extended duty, following these requests, should take effect as shown in the column headed Date of effect:

The requests for exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 by the parties listed in Table 2 below are hereby rejected.

The suspension of payment of the extended anti-dumping duty pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 is hereby lifted for the parties concerned as from the relevant date shown in the column headed Date of effect. Table 2 List of parties for which the suspension is to be lifted NameAddressCountrySuspension pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 88/97Date of effectTARIC additional codeA.J. Maias Lda.Estrada Nacional N.o 1, Malaposta, Apart. 27, 3781-908 SangalhosPortugalArticle 523.2.2005 A401Bike SportKrzemionka 14, 62-872 GodzieszePolandArticle 53.1.2005 A593Hermann Hartje KGDeichstraße 120-122, 27318 Hoya/WeserGermanyArticle 57.11.2005 A725ISTRO-HGA, spol. s.r.o.Svätopeterská 14, 947 01 HurbanovoSlovak RepublicArticle 51.5.2004 A541Maver Sp. z o.o.ul. Przasnysza 77, 06-200 Maków MazowieckiPolandArticle 519.10.2005 A728P.W.U.H. Sternaul. Lotników 51, 73-102 Stargard SzczecińskiPolandArticle 52.2.2005 A631

OJ L 16, 18.1.1997, p. 55 .

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Article 5 Article 5

The parties listed in Table 3 below constitute the updated list of parties under examination pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97. The suspension from the extended duty, following these requests, took effect as from the relevant date in the column headed Date of effect in Table 3. Table 3 List of parties under examination NameAddressCountrySuspension pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 88/97Date of effectTARIC additional codeAlubike — Bicicletas, S.A.Zona Industrial de Oiã, Lote C10, 3770-059 Oliveira do BairroPortugalArticle 512.12.2005 A730Bonaventure BVBAStoomtuigstraat 16, 8830 Hooglede-GitsBelgiumArticle 519.1.2006 A732Goldbike — Indústria de Bicicletas, LdaRua das Flores, s/n, Poutena, 3780-594 Vilarinho do Bairro AnadiaPortugalArticle 59.8.2006 A777Ing. Jaromír BřezinaFoglarova 11, 787 01 ŠumperkCzech RepublicArticle 520.7.2006 A776Koga BVTinweg 9, 8445 PD HeerenveenThe NetherlandsArticle 519.6.2006 A773Look Cycle International S.A.27, rue du Docteur-Léveillé, B.P. 13, 58028 Nevers CedexFranceArticle 514.9.2006 A781Loris Cycles di Perinel LoriVia delle Industrie 8, 30022 Ceggia (VE)ItalyArticle 513.12.2005 A731Prestige NVZuiderdijk 25, 9230 WetterenBelgiumArticle 516.2.2006 A737Puky GmbH & Co. KGFortunastraße 11, 42489 WülfrathGermanyArticle 521.8.2006 A778ROG Kolesa, d.d.Letališka 29, 1000 LjubljanaSloveniaArticle 51.5.2004 A538Skeppshultcykeln ABStorgatan 78, 333 93 SkeppshultSwedenArticle 529.3.2006 A745Stevens Vertriebs GmbHAsbrookdamm 35, 22115 HamburgGermanyArticle 53.7.2006 A774Trenga DE Vertriebs GmbHGroßmoordamm 63-67, 21079 HamburgGermanyArticle 510.5.2006 A746

OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 39 . Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1095/2005 (OJ L 183, 14.7.2005, p. 1 ).

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The requests for exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty made by the parties listed in Table 4 below are hereby rejected. Table 4 List of parties for which the request for exemption is rejected NameAddressCountryFirma Bikelandul. 15 Sierpnia 17, 96-500 SochaczewPolandNV 2 BsSlagbaan 37, 3052 BlandenBelgiumNV SimonsStaatsbaan 279, 3460 BekkevoortBelgium

OJ L 17, 21.1.1997, p. 17 .

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States and to the parties listed in Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4.

OJ C 45, 13.2.1997, p. 3 ; OJ C 112, 10.4.1997, p. 9 ; OJ C 220, 19.7.1997, p. 6 ; 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 ; OJ C 103, 30.4.2002, p. 2 ; OJ C 35, 14.2.2003, p. 3 ; OJ C 43, 22.2.2003, p. 5 ; OJ C 54, 2.3.2004, p. 2 ; OJ C 299, 4.12.2004, p. 4 , and OJ L 17, 21.1.2006, p. 16 .

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OJ L 17, 21.1.2006, p. 16 .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: