62023CO0140_INF
Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 5 June 2023 –Euranimi v Commission
(Case C‑140/23 P(I))
(Appeal – Intervention – Commercial policy – Dumping – Imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia – Representative trade association)
1.
Appeal – Admissibility – Decisions against which an appeal may be brought – Decision of the General Court dismissing an application for leave to intervene – Appeal brought against the decision pursuant to Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice instead of Article 57 of that statute – Rectification of the clerical error – Admissibility
(Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 57, first para.)
(see paragraphs 14-24)
2.
Judicial proceedings – Intervention – Persons having an interest – Representative association having as its object the protection of its members – Admissibility in cases raising questions of principle liable to affect those members – Association purporting to represent an appreciable number of undertakings active in the sector concerned – Burden of proof on the applicant for leave to intervene
(Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 40, second para.)
(see paragraphs 35-38)
3.
Appeal – Grounds – Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence – Inadmissibility – Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence – Possible only where the facts or evidence have been distorted – Requirement that the distortion be obvious from the documents in the file
(Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)
(see paragraphs 41-44)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed.
2.
European Association of Non-Integrated Metal Importers & Distributors (Euranimi) shall bear its own costs relating to the appeal proceedings and pay those incurred by the European Commission.