Joined Cases C-376/15 P and C-377/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 5 April 2017 — Changshu City Standard Parts Factory, Ningbo Jinding Fastener Co. Ltd v Council of the European Union, European Commission, European Industrial Fasteners Institute AISBL (EIFI) (Appeal — Dumping — Implementing Regulation (EU) No 924/2012 — Imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China — Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 — Article 2(10) and (11) — Exclusion of certain export transactions for the purposes of calculating the dumping margin — Fair comparison between the export price and the normal value in the case of imports from a non-market economy country)
Date: 2017-04-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, bolt and screw industry, export (EU), export price, import (EU), iron, originating product, steel








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29.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 168/8





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 5 April 2017 — Changshu City Standard Parts Factory, Ningbo Jinding Fastener Co. Ltd v Council of the European Union, European Commission, European Industrial Fasteners Institute AISBL (EIFI)
(Joined Cases C-376/15 P and C-377/15 P) (1)

((Appeal - Dumping - Implementing Regulation (EU) No 924/2012 - Imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China - Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 - Article 2(10) and (11) - Exclusion of certain export transactions for the purposes of calculating the dumping margin - Fair comparison between the export price and the normal value in the case of imports from a non-market economy country))
(2017/C 168/09)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Changshu City Standard Parts Factory, Ningbo Jinding Fastener Co. Ltd, (represented by: R. Antonini and E. Monard, avocats)

Other parties to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: B. Driessen and S. Boelaert, Agents, and by N. Tuominen, avocat), European Commission (represented by T. Maxian Rusche and M. França, Agents), European Industrial Fasteners Institute AISBL (EIFI)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 29 April 2015, Changshu City Standard Parts Factory and Ningbo Jinding Fastener v Council (T-558/12 and T-559/12, EU:T:2015:237);










2.


Annuls Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 924/2012 of 4 October 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 91/2009 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China, in so far as it relates to Changshu City Standard Parts Factory and Ningbo Jinding Fastener Co. Ltd;










3.


Dismisses the appeal in Case C-377/15 P;










4.


Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Changshu City Standard Parts Factory and Ningbo Jinding Fastener Co. Ltd in relation to the proceedings at first instance in Cases T-558/12 and T-559/12 as well as those relating to the appeal proceedings in Case C-376/15 P;










5.


Orders Changshu City Standard Parts Factory and Ningbo Jinding Fastener Co. Ltd to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union in relation to the appeal proceedings in Case C-377/15 P;










6.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs relating to the proceedings at first instance in Cases T-558/12 and T-559/12 as well as those relating to the appeal proceedings in Cases C-376/15 P and C-377/15 P.






(1)  OJ C 381, 16.11.2015.