21. 1. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 17/17 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 88/97 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 duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 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 (3, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of 14 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 (*), and in particular Article 3 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: (1) By Regulation (EC) No 71/97 (hereinafter ‘the Reference Regulation’), the Council extended the anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 () on imports of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of certains bicycle parts from that country. (2)  The Reference Regulation sets out certain prin- ciples and guidelines governing the exemption of certain imports of bicycle parts from the extended duty. (3  This Regulation should provide clear guidance to interested parties as to how the exemption system will be operated. It should, in particular, make clear provision as to how certain imports of essential bicycle parts may be exempted from the extended duty, and how authorization for such exemptions may be obtained. “ In this regard, the exemption system should en- visage three cases in which imports of essential bicycle parts may conditionally or definitively be exempted from the payment of the extended duty. () OJ No L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. ) OJ No L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1. () OJ No L 16, 18. 1. 1997, p. SS. () OJ No L 228, 9. 9. 1993, p. 1. First, direct imports of essential bicycle parts should be exempted from the extended duty where they are declared for free circulation by, or on behalf of, an assembler which has been exempted by the Commission. Secondly, imports of essential bicycle parts should also be exempted from the extended duty where they are admitted under end-use control and where they are finally delivered to an exempted assembler, or are declared for free circulation or delivered to a party in limited quantities. It is appropriate in this respect to apply the existing mechanism of end-use control provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92() and in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (), as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 12/97 ("} mutatis mutandis. Where less than 300 units per month of any type of essen- tial bicycle parts are declared for free circulation by, or delivered to, a party, such imports of essential bicycles parts will be of limited economic signifi- cance, and will be unlikely to undermine the effect of the duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93. They should, therefore, be presumed not to constitue circumvention. Thirdly, imports of essential bicycle parts should conditionally be exempted from the extended duty by suspension of the payment of the extended duty, where they are declared for free circulation by, or on behalf of, an assembler which is under examina- tion by the Commission. (55 The Commission is charged with examining whether a party’s assembly operations fall within the scope of Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereiafter the ‘basic Regulation’), and will exempt the party if justified. Only parties carrying out assembly operations may submit a request for exemption by the Commission. Any Commission decision to exempt a party carrying out assembly operations constitues an authorization within the meaning of Article 13 (4) of the basic Regulation. () OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. () O] No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 9, 13. 1. 1997, p. 1.