Case C-631/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Noord-Holland (Netherlands) lodged on 7 December 2016 — X BV v Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst/Douane, kantoor Rotterdam Rijnmond
Date: 2016-12-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: China, Viet Nam, anti-dumping duty, customs drawback, footwear industry, import (EU), interest, leather, originating product








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20.3.2017   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 86/6





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Noord-Holland (Netherlands) lodged on 7 December 2016 — X BV v Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst/Douane, kantoor Rotterdam Rijnmond
(Case C-631/16)
(2017/C 086/08)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank Noord-Holland

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: X BV

Defendant: Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst/Douane, kantoor Rotterdam Rijnmond

Questions referred







1.


Is Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1647 (1) of 13 September 2016 re-imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in Vietnam and produced by [A] Ltd, and implementing the judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-659/13 and C-34/14, valid?










2.


Is Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1731 (2) of 28 September 2016 re-imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in the People’s Republic of China and Vietnam and produced by [I] Ltd (China), and implementing the judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-659/13 and C-34/14, valid?










3.


If the answer to the first and/or the second question is in the negative, does it then mean that the duties paid should be repaid to the applicant with interest?










4.


If the answer to the third question is in the affirmative, how should that interest then be calculated?






(1)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1647 of 13 September 2016 re-imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitely the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in Vietnam and produced by Best Royal Co. Ltd, Lac Cuong Footwear Co., Ltd, Lac Ty Co., Ltd, Saoviet Joint Stock Company (Megastar Joint Stock Company), VMC Royal Co Ltd, Freetrend Industrial Ltd and its related company Freetrend Industrial A (Vietnam) Co, Ltd, Fulgent Sun Footwear Co., Ltd, General Shoes Ltd, Golden Star Co, Ltd, Golden Top Company Co., Ltd, Kingmaker Footwear Co. Ltd, Tripos Enterprise Inc., Vietnam Shoe Majesty Co., Ltd, and implementing the judgment of the Court of Justice in joined cases C-659/13 and C-34/14 (OJ 2016 L 245, p. 16).

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1731 of 28 September 2016 reimposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in the People's Republic of China and Vietnam and produced by General Footwear Ltd (China), Diamond Vietnam Co. Ltd and Ty Hung Footgearmex/Footwear Co. Ltd and implementing the judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-659/13 and C-34/14 (OJ 2016 L 262, p. 4).