L 320/60 Official Journal of the European Communities 28.11.98 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 17 November 1998 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 (notified under document number C(1998) 3529) (98/684/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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (3), Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of 10 January 1997 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council 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 88/97 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 Regu- lation (EC) No 71/97 of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 (*), and in particular Article 7 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. A. REQUESTS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION (EC) No 88/97 After the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 a number of bicycle assemblers submitted requests pursuant to Article 3 of that Regulation for exemption from the extension to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People’s Republic of China by 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. The Commission published in the Official Journal of the European Communities a list of applicants () for which 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 that Regulation. The Commission requested and received the neces- sary information from the parties listed in the Annex to this Decision and found their requests admissible pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 88/97. The information provided was examined and verified where necessary at the premises of the parties concerned. The facts as finally ascertained by the Commission show that the assembly operations of the applicants concerned do not fall within the scope of Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96. It was found () OJ C 45, 13. 2. 1997, p. 3; (hoJL () OJ L 128, 30. 4. 1998, p. 18. () OJ L 16, 18. 1. 1997, p. SS. () OJ L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 17. OJ C 112, 10. 4. 1997, p. 9; OJ C 378, 13. 12. 1997, p. 2 and OJ C 217, 11. 7. 1998, p. 9.