L 311/6 Official Journal of the European Union 10.11.2006 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1651/2006 of 7 November 2006 terminating the partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 38496 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (') (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1. EXISTING MEASURES () The measures currently in force are definitive anti- dumping duties imposed on imports of bicycles origi- nating, inter alia, in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by Council Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000 (3 (the original regulation). 2. PRESENT INVESTIGATION (2 On 10 January 2006, the Commission initiated by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (}), on its own initiative, an investigation pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation. The interim review is limited in scope to dumping aspects as far as one exporting producer of bicycles, Giant China Co. Ltd. (Giant China or the company) is concerned. (3)  There was sufficient prima facie evidence available to the Commission that the circumstances on the basis of which the existing measures were established have changed and that these changes were of a lasting nature. The information at the Commission’s disposal indicated that market economy conditions prevail for () OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). (®» OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 39. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1095/2005 (O] L 183, 14.7.2005, p. 1). () 0] C 5, 10.1.2006, p. 2. the company as demonstrated by the fact that it appeared to fulfil the criteria set out in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation. The partial interim review was therefore initiated with a view to determine whether the company operates under market economy conditions as defined in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation or alternatively whether the company fulfils the requirements to have an individual duty established in accordance with Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation and, if so, to determine the company’s individual margin of dumping and, should dumping be found, the level of the duty to which its imports of the product concerned into the Community should be subject. 3. PROCEDURE The Commission officially advised Giant China, the Community industry and the authorities of the PRC of the initiation of the investigation. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation. In order to allow the company to submit a claim for market economy treatment (MET) or individual treatment (IT), the Commission sent claim forms to the company and to the authorities of the PRC. Subsequently, claims for MET were received from Giant China and its related compary. A verification visit was carried out at the premises of Giant China and its related company Giant Chengdu Co. Ltd. 4. THE PRODUCT CONCERNED The product concerned is, as defined in Article 1 of the original regulation, bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles, but excluding unicycles), not motorised originating in the PRC (the product concerned), currently classifiable within CN codes ex 8712 00 10, 8712 00 30 and ex 8712 00 80. 5. INVESTIGATION PERIOD The investigation covered the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005.