12. 4. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 91/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 648/96 of 28 March 1996 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of bicycles originating in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand and collecting definitively the provisional duties imposed THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 of 22 December 1994 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Commu- nity ('), and in particular Article 23 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsi- dized imports from countries not members of the Euro- pean Economic Community () and in particular Article 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consultation within the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROVISIONAL MEASURE (), ' The  Commission, by  Regulation (EC) No 2414/95 (*), hereinafter referred to as ‘the provi- sional duty Regulation’, imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports into the Com- munity of bicycles originating in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. By Council Regulation (EC) No 245/96 (%), the vali- dity of these duties were extended by a period not exceeding two months expiring not later than 14 April 1996. (') OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251/95 (O] No L 122, 2. 6. 1995, p. 1 (3 OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 522/94 (O] No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 10) () OJ No L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 12. () OJ No L 32, 10. 2. 1996, p. 1. (2) G “ B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE Immediately after the imposition of provisional measures, the interested parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which provisional measures had been adopted. Most of the Malaysian and Thai exporters had requested that they be informed of the essential facts and considerations resulting from the investi- gation before the imposition of provisional measures. The Malaysian exporters claimed that such prior disclosure was necessary in order to allow them to exercise their fundamental right to be heard. However, Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, the applicable Regulation in this proceding, (herei- nafter referred to as ‘the basic Regulation’) already reflects and transposes into the field of anti- dumping the general principle of law of a right to a fair hearing as defined by the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, and does not require that disclosure take place before the imposition of provisional measures but before defi- nitive measures. Accordingly, the Commission did not disclose the essential facts and considerations before the imposition of provisional measures. Comments in writing were received from the follo- wing interested parties within the time limit set: 1. Producers and producer’s association in Indo- nesia — PT Jawa Perdana Bicycle Industry, Tange- rang, — PT Wijaya Indonesia Makmur Bicycle Indus- tries, Subaraya, — The Association of Indonesian Bicycle Industry;