Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 990/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China following an interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009

This proposal concerns the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (‘the basic Regulation’), in the interim review investigation concerning the anti-dumping duty in force in respect of imports of bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China (‘PRC’).

This proposal is made in the context of the implementation of the basic Regulation and is the result of an investigation which was carried out in line with the substantive and procedural requirements laid out in the basic Regulation.

On 9 March 2012, the Commission announced the initiation of an interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of bicycles originating in the PRC. The review was initiated on an ex officio basis. The review investigation found that circumstances with regard to the dumping and injury have not changed significantly and that therefore the continued imposition of the measures was necessary to offset the dumping. It has also established that, should anti-dumping measures be lifted, this would result in a continuation of dumping and material injury to the Union industry. It was further established that the continuation of measures was not against the interest of the Union. As regards the three co-operating exporting producers, the investigation showed that there was a lasting change of circumstances and therefore their individual dumping margins should be amended.

Therefore, it is suggested that the Council adopts the attached proposal for a Regulation in order to amend Implementing Regulation (EU) No 990/2011, which should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by 5 June 2013 at the latest.

EUR-Lex: COM(2013)263: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2013:263:FIN

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