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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13

19 March 2010

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 122/2010

European Union (EU)* : Impending Expiry of Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Bicycles and Certain Bicycle Parts Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 258/2005 of 15 July 2005, the European Commission (the Commission) has published a notice concerning the impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures on imports of bicycles and certain bicycle parts originating in the Mainland of China. The notice can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:070:0028:0028:EN:PDF.

DETAILS

  1. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of bicycles originating in the mainland of China had been imposed since 10 September 1993 at a rate of 30.6% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty. Based on the findings of a circumvention investigation, with effect from 19 January 1997, the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of bicycles originating in the Mainland of China was extended to imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the Mainland of China. Consequent to an expiry review, the duty had been extended for another five years since 15 July 2000.

  1. On the basis of another interim review, the subject anti-dumping duty has been increased from 30.6% to 48.5%, and imposed for a new five-year period since 15 July 2005.

  1. Unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out in section 2 of the notice, the anti-dumping duty will expire on 15 July 2010.

ENQUIRIES

  1. For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.

Yours faithfully,



(Alex LI)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.





Note ：

  • (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
  • (2)The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.