5.6.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 152/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 512/2013 of 4 June 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 88/97 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 EUROPEAN COMMISSION, measure on bicycles to import Chinese bicycle parts free of antidumping duty, by exempting them from the measure extended to bicycle parts. Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, (2)  The legal framework for the operation of the exemption scheme was provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of No 88/97 (%) (hereinafter ‘the Amended Regulation’). 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (') (the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 13(4) thereof, (3)  Following a review of the extension of the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of bicycles originating in the PRC to imports of certain bicycle parts from the PRC Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 502/2013 of pursuant to Articles 11(3) and 13(4) of the basic Regu- 29 May 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No lation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 171/2008 (9), 990/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on decided to maintain the anti-circumvention measures. imports of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China following an interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 12252009 (3), 4) Following an interim review investigation pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1095/2005 (7), decided to increase Having regard to the extension of the anti-dumping duty on the anti-dumping duty in force to 48,5 %. bicycles imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 (%) to bicycle parts imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 (4, (5) By Notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (%) (the Notice’) the European Commission (‘the Commission’) initiated an interim review of the anti- After consulting the Advisory Committee, dumping measures applicable to imports of bicycles orig- inating in the PRC. In point 4.4 of the Notice interested parties were invited to comment on the functioning and Whereas: possible future model of the exemption scheme. Comments were sought in particular in relation to the operation and management of the exemption scheme in (1) By Regulation (EC) No 71/97, the Council extended the its current form, including challenges faced by the small anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No and medium-sized enterprises. 2474/93 on imports of bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to imports of certain bicycle parts from that country (‘extended anti-dumping (6)  No pertinent comments have been received. However, as duty’). Regulation (EC) No 71/97 also stipulated that an a consequence of the experience gathered by the exemption scheme should be established on the basis of Commission, while applying the exemption scheme, it Article 13(4) of the basic Regulation (the exemption is considered necessary to introduce some amendments, scheme’) to enable assemblers not circumventing the which will facilitate its operation. () O] L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. ¢) OJ L 17, 21.1.1997, p. 17. () O] L 153, 5.6.2013, p. 17. () O] L 55, 28.2.2008, p. 1. () O] L 228, 9.9.1993, p. 1. () O] L 183, 14.7.2005, p. 1. (9 OJ L 16, 18.1.1997, p. 55. (% 0] C 71, 9.3.2012, p. 10.