L 19/62 Official Journal of the European Union 23.1.2009 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 January 2009 granting certain parties an exemption from the extension to certain bicycle parts of the anti- dumping duty on bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 247493, last maintained and amended by Regulation (EC) No 1095/2005, and lifting the suspension of the payment of the anti-dumping duty extended to certain bicycle parts originating in the People’s Republic of China granted to certain parties pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 (notified under document number C(2009) 157) (2009/48/EC) 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 Community (') (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 703/96 (%) (the ‘extending Regulation’), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 8897 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 (%) (the ‘exemption Regulation’), and in particular Article 7 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: (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 successive lists of bicycle assemblers (*) 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 publication of a list of parties under examination (%), a period of examination has been selected. This period was defined as from 1 January 2007 to 30 June 2008. A questionnaire was sent to all parties under examination, requesting information on the assembly operations conducted during the relevant period of examination. () O] L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. () O] L 16, 18.1.1997, p. 55. () O] L 17, 21.1.1997, p. 17. () O] C 45, 13.2.1997, p. 3; O] C 112, 10.4.1997, p. 9; O] C 220, 19.7.1997, p. 6; O] C 378, 13.12.1997, p. 2; O] €217, 11.7.1998, p. 9; O] C 37, 11.2.1999, p. 3; O] C 186, 2.7.1999, p. 6; OJ C 216, 28.7.2000, p. 8; O C 170, 14.6.2001, p. 5; O] C 103, 30.4.2002, p. 2; O] C 35, 14.2.2003, p. 3; O] C 43, 22.2.2003, p. 5; O] C 54, 2.3.2004, p. 2; O] C 299, 412.2004, p. 4; O] L 17, 21.1.2006, p. 16; and OJ L 313, 14.11.2006, p. 5; O] L 81, 20.3.2008, () O] L 81, 20.3.2008, p. 73.