62014TJ0586(02)_INF
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 December 2022 –Xinyi PV Products (Anhui) Holdings v Commission
(Case T‑586/14 RENV II)
(Dumping – Imports of solar glass originating in China – Article 2(8) to (10) and Articles 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (now Article 2(8) to (10) and Articles 19 and 20 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036) – Right to access confidential documents – Manifest error of assessment – Rights of the defence)
1.
Common commercial policy – Protection against dumping – Dumping margin – Determination of the normal value – Choice of the method of calculation – Discretion of the institutions – Judicial review – Scope – Limits
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2016/1036, Arts 2(8) to (10), 19 and 20; Council Regulation No 1225/2009)
(see paragraph 36)
2.
Common commercial policy – Protection against dumping – Dumping margin – Comparison between the normal value and the export price – Adjustments – Adjustments in the construction of the export – Adjustments under Article 2(10) of Regulation No 1225/2009 – Adjustments in the pursuit of different objectives – Adjustments applied under Article 2(10) of Regulation No 1225/2009 without prior adjustments in the construction of the export price – Whether permissible
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2016/1036, Art. 2(10)(i))
(see paragraphs 37, 39)
3.
Common commercial policy – Protection against dumping – Dumping margin – Comparison between the normal value and the export price – Adjustments – Account taken of sales commissions – Tasks carried out by the trader similar to those of an agent working on a commission basis – Elements to be taken into consideration
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2016/1036, Art. 2(10)(i))
(see paragraphs 51-57)
4.
Common commercial policy – Protection against dumping – Investigation – Observance of the rights of the defence – Duty of the institutions to keep the undertakings concerned informed – Scope – Refusal to disclose confidential information – Duty to assess whether that refusal is appropriate in the light of the circumstances of the case and the specific situation of the interested party concerned
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 48; Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (1994 Anti-Dumping Agreement), Art. 6.5; Council Regulation No 1225/2009, Arts 19(1) and (5), and 20(2) and (4))
(see paragraphs 75-81, 100, 103)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Xinyi PV Products (Anhui) Holdings Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;
3.
Orders GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH to bear its own costs.