62020TO0725_INF
Order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 22 December 2021 –Guangdong Haomei New Materials and Guangdong King Metal Light Alloy Technology v Commission
(Case T‑725/20)
(Dumping – Imports of aluminium extrusions originating in China – Act imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty – Act not open to challenge – Preparatory act – Inadmissibility – Definitive anti-dumping duty – No longer any interest in bringing proceedings – No need to adjudicate)
1.
Action for annulment – Actionable measures – Meaning – Measures producing binding legal effects – Preparatory measures – Not included – Regulation imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty – Inadmissibility – No infringement of the right to effective judicial protection
(Art. 263 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2016/1036; Commission Regulation 2020/1428)
(see paras 18-31, 33-37)
2.
Action for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Interest in bringing proceedings – Action brought against a regulation imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty – Subsequent adoption of a regulation instituting a definitive anti-dumping duty – No longer any interest in bringing proceedings – Exception – Conditions – Burden of proof
(Art. 263 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2016/1036; Commission Regulation 2020/1428)
(see paras 32, 39-51)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for, primarily, annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1428 of 12 October 2020 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of aluminium extrusions originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ 2020 L 336, p. 8), and, in the alternative, annulment of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (OJ 2016 L 176, p. 21).
Operative part
1.
The action is dismissed as inadmissible.
2.
Guangdong Haomei New Materials Co. Ltd and Guangdong King Metal Light Alloy Technology Co. Ltd shall pay the costs.