Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1012 of 17 July 2018 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of electric bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/671

1 A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of cycles, with pedal assistance, with an auxiliary electric motor, originating in the People's Republic of China, currently falling within CN codes 87116010 and ex87116090 (TARIC code 8711609010).

2 The rates of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows: CompanyProvisional anti-dumping dutyTARIC additional codeBodo Vehicle Group Co., Ltd77,6 %C382Giant Electric Vehicle (Kunshan) Co., Ltd27,5 %C383Jinhua Vision Industry Co., Ltd and Yongkang Hulong Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd21,8 %C384Suzhou Rununion Motivity Co., Ltd83,6 %C385Other cooperating exporting producers listed in Annex37,0 %See AnnexAll other companies83,6 %C999

3 The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States' customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the electric cycles sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the People's Republic of China. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.

4 The release for free circulation in the Union of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security deposit equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.

5 Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

1 Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, interested parties may: (a) Request disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which this Regulation was adopted; (b) Submit their written comments to the Commission; and (c) Request a hearing with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings.

2 Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the parties referred to in Article 21(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 may comment on the application of the provisional measures.

‘1 The customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to 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.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Article 1 shall apply for a period of six months.