Giant China is looking for a review of the European Commission's decision to assess anti-dumping duties against it, according to CyclePress, the Asian trade journal. The Commission decided in June for a continuation of the 48.5 percent anti-dumping duty on bicycles imported from China into the EU, but partly or completely exempted three Chinese companies: Zhejiang Baoguilai Vehicle, Oyama Bicycles (Taicang) and Ideal (Dongguan) Bike. The latter's parent company in Taiwan, which has facilities in Taiwan, China and Poland, is a major competitor for Giant  in the European market, and it will be able to operate without paying any dumping duties. According to the Commission, Giant did not cooperate in the investigation into China's alleged subsidies to Chinese bike exporters. Giant claims that it could not cooperate due to its business ties with Shanghai Phoenix, a company in which it had a 4.5 percent stake that stopped conducting any business activities and did not provide Giant with the financial documents related to procedures already underway, including the EU investigation. The new measures on imports of bicycles from China are in force until October 2016.

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