Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/671 of 2 May 2018 making imports of electric bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China subject to registration

1 The customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 and Article 24(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of cycles, with pedal assistance, with an auxiliary electric motor, currently falling within CN codes 87116010 and ex87116090 (TARIC code 8711609010) and originating in the People's Republic of China.

2 Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

3 All interested parties are invited to make their views known in writing, to provide supporting evidence or to request to be heard within 21 days from the date of publication of this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.