The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of injury covered the period from 1 January 1998 to the end of the investigation period ("period considered" or "IIP").

The investigation period for dumping for the expiry review is 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001 ("expiry IP").

From 1992 to the investigation period, imports from Japan plummeted to very low levels in absolute terms.

The investigation period concerning the Taiwan investigation was the calendar year 2000 and provisional measures on imports originating in Taiwan were imposed in December 2001.

During the investigation period it sold 20 different models of the product concerned on its domestic market.

The applicant alleges that it did not export the product concerned to the Community during the period of investigation on which the anti-dumping measures were based, i.e. the period from 1 April 1997 to 31 March 1998 (the original investigation period).

During the interim review investigation, a number of interested parties have alleged that in the time since the investigation period, the market situation has changed dramatically.

compared to 1992, the profit rates more than doubled in 1994 and more than tripled in the investigation period.

Between 2001 and the investigation period they rose sharply by almost 14000 tonnes; i.e. by more than one third.

Related importers in the Community (a) (b) (c) (6) With regard to both proceedings, the dumping investigation covered the period 1 January 1997 to 31 March 1998 (hereinafter referred to as 'the investigation period` or 'IP`).

The investigation period for dumping for the interim review is 1 October 1999 to 30 September 2000 ("interim IP").

In the course of the investigation, it was found that during the investigation period, only two sales transactions to the Community were recorded, for a respective volume of 40 and 20 tonnes.

In accordance with the allegation in the review request that dumping margins would increase if measures were removed, the investigation included a review of dumping for the investigation period.

The investigation period ("IP") for the examination of continuation and recurrence of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.

One Export and Import Policy document is relevant to the investigation period of this case i.e. the five-year plan relating to the period 1.4.1997-31.3.2002.

Between 1989 and the end of the investigation period, imports from China increased substantially when compared with 1989.

During the investigation period, the sole Hungarian producer/exporter sold four product groups in the European Community.

This led to very low domestic and export sales during the investigation period and consequently to a high subsidy margin.

The capacity utilisation rate increased from 66 % in 1992 to 73 % in 1994, to drop to 71 during the investigation period.

Sales in units in the Community market by the Community industry increased by 33 % from 1992 to the investigation period.

The investigation period ("IP") for the examination of continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000.

The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of the likelihood of continuation and recurrence of injury covered the period from 1995 up to the end of the investigation period ("the analysis period").

The investigation period for the examination of continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 1999 (the "IP").

in a growing market the prices of the Community industry nevertheless decreased by 8 % from 1992 to the investigation period.

The market share of imports from Japan decreased from around 0,5 % in 1992 and 1993 to 0,06 % during the investigation period.

Sales by the Community industry in the Community market proved more profitable during the investigation period than in e.g. 1992.

In contrast the Community industry's share of the low range market fell from 21,8 % in 1995 to 17,1 % in the investigation period;

The average price of bicycles originating in China increased considerably during the period considered (+ 80 %), especially between 1997 and the investigation period (+ 51 %).

As stated above, during the investigation period, imports of disposable flint lighters originating in Japan continued to be dumped.

The Community industry's share of the Community market fell for all REWS from 26,1 % in 1995 to 24,9 % in the investigation period;

In particular, during the investigation period, imports originating in only three countries other than the countries concerned, i.e.

The transactions reported by cooperating importers during the investigation period did not include any imports consigned from Taiwan.

For the determination of price undercutting regarding the exporting countries, the data analysed referred to the investigation period.

During the same period, the level of undercutting by Chinese exports also increased from around 20 % before the imposition of the measures to 26 % in the current investigation period.

The volume of imports from Japan and the People's Republic of China fell throughout the analysis period from 11 million units in 1995 to 2,6 million units in the investigation period.

The market share of the Communit industry decreased from 61 % in 1994 to 60 % in 1995, 59 % in 1996 and 56 % in the investigation period.

The Community industry has, however, gained 17 percentage points since the year 2000 and became profitable during the investigation period.

In this respect it should be noted that the normal value established in the previous investigation was ECU 0,144 per unit, while the average import price adjusted to a fob Taiwan basis during the investigation period was ECU 0,092.

It has been found that from 1995 to the investigation period total production capacity in Taiwan has increased by 21,3 % i.e. 135000 tonnes.

In addition, overall imports of disposable flint lighters increased by 74 % from 1992 to the investigation period, an increase much higher than the increase of consumption during that period.

The totality of the export sales made by the exporter concerned during the investigation period was made to a related company in the Community.

From 1992 to the investigation period, employment in the Community industry was stable from 1992 to 1994 and increased by some 17 % since 1995.

it did not export to the Community the products described in Article 1(1) during the investigation period (1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000),

It was established that weighted average sales prices of the Community industry had dropped by almost 8 % from 1992 to the investigation period.

For this adjustment to costs applicable during the investigation period, information relating to a start-up phase which extends beyond that period shall be taken into account where it is submitted prior to verification visits and within three months of the initiation of the investigation.

As a result, the Community industry suffered heavy losses (profitability shifted from + 14,9 % to - 9,8 % from 1996 to the investigation period).

Sales of Community producers declined from 781 770 tonnes in 1992 to 775 721 tonnes in 1995 and to 722 042 tonnes during the investigation period.

From 1995 up to the investigation period, the Community industry's production fell by 25 % or more than 2 million units (from 8842500 to 6400000).

However, during the investigation of the interim review concerning the period from 1 October 2001 to 30 September 2002 (the investigation period), information on a change of market conditions occurred after the investigation period (i.e. from 1 October 2002 to 30 September 2003) which might justify the suspension of the measures currently in force, in accordance with Article 14(4) of the basic Regulation, was provided to the Commission.

In order to ascertain compliance with the criteria in this and the following test, the Commission based their findings on the financial statements of the calendar year 1997, which covered 80 % of the 15-month investigation period, as the data pertaining to this 12 month period were considered representative for the whole investigation period.