No L 193/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 7. 97 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 16 July 1997 exempting 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 Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 (Text with EEA relevance) (97/447/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 Com- munity ('), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (), 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 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 703/96 (), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/57 of 20 January 1997 on the authorization 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 () OJ No L $6, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. () OJ No L 317, 6. 12. 199, p. 1. () O] No L 16, 18. 1. 1997, p. 55. duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 (%), and in particular Articles 7 and 11 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PENDING REQUESTS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION (EC) No 88/97 (1)  When Regulation (EC) No 71/97 entered into force, the Commission had pending a number of applications pursuant to Article 13 (4) of Regula- tion (EC) No 384/96 from bicycle assemblers, secking exemption from the extension to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People’s Republic of China by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the extended anti- dumping duty’) of the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 (). Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 88/97 listed the parties whose requests were considered admissible pursuant to Article 11 thereof. (2 The Commission requested and received the neces- sary information from those parties and verified it where necessary at the premises of the parties concerned. The examination of the merits of the () OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 17. () OJ No L 228, 9. 9. 1993, p. 1.