Case C-249/10 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 2 February 2012 — Brosmann Footwear (HK) Ltd, Seasonable Footwear (Zhongshan) Ltd, Lung Pao Footwear (Guangzhou) Ltd, Risen Footwear (HK) Co. Ltd v Council of the European Union, European Commission, Confédération européenne de l’industrie de la chaussure (CEC) (Appeal — Dumping — Regulation (EC) No 1472/2006 — Imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in China and Vietnam — Regulation (EC) No 384/96 — Articles 2(7), 9(5) and 17(3) — Market economy treatment — Individual treatment — Sampling)
Date: 2012-02-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: China, Viet Nam, dumping, footwear industry, import (EU), leather, market economy, sampling








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17.3.2012   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/3





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 2 February 2012 — Brosmann Footwear (HK) Ltd, Seasonable Footwear (Zhongshan) Ltd, Lung Pao Footwear (Guangzhou) Ltd, Risen Footwear (HK) Co. Ltd v Council of the European Union, European Commission, Confédération européenne de l’industrie de la chaussure (CEC)
(Case C-249/10 P) (1)

(Appeal - Dumping - Regulation (EC) No 1472/2006 - Imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in China and Vietnam - Regulation (EC) No 384/96 - Articles 2(7), 9(5) and 17(3) - Market economy treatment - Individual treatment - Sampling)
2012/C 80/04
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Brosmann Footwear (HK) Ltd, Seasonable Footwear (Zhongshan) Ltd, Lung Pao Footwear (Guangzhou) Ltd, Risen Footwear (HK) Co. Ltd (represented by: L. Ruessmann, A. Willems, S. De Knop and C. Dackö, avocats)

Other parties to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix and R. Szostak, Agents, and by G. Berrisch, Rechtsanwalt, and N. Chesaites, Barrister), European Commission (represented by T. Scharf and H. van Vliet, Agents), Confédération européenne de l’industrie de la chaussure (CEC)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 4 March 2010 in Case T 401/06 Brosmann Footwear (HK) Ltd and Others v Council by which that court dismissed an action seeking the partial annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 1472/2006 of 5 October 2006 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitely the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in the People’s Republic of China and Vietnam (OJ 2006 L 275, p. 1)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 4 March 2010 in Case T-401/06 Brosmann Footwear (HK) and Others v Council;










2.


Annuls Council Regulation (EC) No 1472/2006 of 5 October 2006 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitely the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in the People’s Republic of China and Vietnam in so far as it relates to Brosmann Footwear (HK) Ltd, Seasonable Footwear (Zhongshan) Ltd, Lung Pao Footwear (Guangzhou) Ltd and Risen Footwear (HK) Co. Ltd;










3.


Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs incurred by Brosmann Footwear (HK) Ltd, Seasonable Footwear (Zhongshan) Ltd, Lung Pao Footwear (Guangzhou) Ltd and Risen Footwear (HK) Co. Ltd both at first instance and in connection with the present proceedings;










4.


Orders the European Commission and the Confédération européenne de l’industrie de la chaussure (CEC) to bear their own costs, both at first instance and in connection with the present proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 209, 31.7.2010.