62017TJ0500(01)_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 March 2023 –Hubei Xinyegang Special Tube v Commission
(Case T‑500/17 RENV)
(Dumping – Imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron (excluding cast iron) or steel (excluding stainless steel), of circular cross-section and of an external diameter exceeding 406.4 mm, originating in China – Imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty – Causal link – Article 3(6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 – Manifest error of assessment)
1.
Common commercial policy – Protection against dumping – Injury – Establishing a causal link – Obligations of the institutions – Account taken of factors unconnected with dumping – Relevance of such factors for establishing the causal link – Judicial review – Manifest error of assessment – Burden of proof
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2016/1036, Art. 3(6) and (7))
(see paragraphs 24-26; 37-39, 53, 58, 59, 68, 77)
2.
Common commercial policy – Protection against dumping – Investigation – Reference period – Period longer than that covered by the investigation – Whether permissible
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2016/1036, Art. 6)
(see paragraphs 34, 35, 52)
3.
Common commercial policy – Protection against dumping – Anti-dumping proceeding – Right to good administration – Scope
(see paragraph 84)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Hubei Xinyegang Special Tube Co. Ltd to bear its own costs as well as those incurred by the European Commission, ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Roman SA, Válcovny trub Chomutov a.s. and Vallourec Deutschland GmbH in the proceedings before the Court of Justice in Case C‑891/19 P and in the proceedings before the General Court in Cases T‑ 500/17 and T‑500/17 RENV.