Case T-143/20: Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2022 — PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri and PT Permata Hijau Palm Oleo v Commission (Subsidies — Imports of biodiesel originating in Indonesia — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2092 — Definitive countervailing duty — Article 8(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 — Price undercutting — Price pressure — Article 8(5) of Regulation 2016/1037 — Causal link — Article 3(1)(a)(iv) and (2) of Regulation 2016/1037 — Action consisting in ‘entrusting’ or ‘directing’ a private body to carry out a function constituting a financial contribution — Less than adequate remuneration — Income or price support — Article 3(2) and Article 6(d) of Regulation 2016/1037 — Benefit — Article 3(1)(a)(i) and (2) of Regulation 2016/1037 — Direct transfer of funds — Article 7 of Regulation 2016/1037 — Calculation of the amount of the benefit — Article 8(1) and (8) of Regulation 2016/1037 — Threat of material injury — Rights of the defence)
Date: 2022-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Indonesia, biofuel, countervailing charge, import (EU), originating product, rights of the defence








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20.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/33






Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2022 — PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri and PT Permata Hijau Palm Oleo v Commission
(Case T-143/20) (1)

(Subsidies - Imports of biodiesel originating in Indonesia - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2092 - Definitive countervailing duty - Article 8(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 - Price undercutting - Price pressure - Article 8(5) of Regulation 2016/1037 - Causal link - Article 3(1)(a)(iv) and (2) of Regulation 2016/1037 - Action consisting in ‘entrusting’ or ‘directing’ a private body to carry out a function constituting a financial contribution - Less than adequate remuneration - Income or price support - Article 3(2) and Article 6(d) of Regulation 2016/1037 - Benefit - Article 3(1)(a)(i) and (2) of Regulation 2016/1037 - Direct transfer of funds - Article 7 of Regulation 2016/1037 - Calculation of the amount of the benefit - Article 8(1) and (8) of Regulation 2016/1037 - Threat of material injury - Rights of the defence)
(2023/C 63/40)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri (Medan, Indonesia), PT Permata Hijau Palm Oleo (Medan) (represented by: F. Graafsma, J. Cornelis and E. Rogiest, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Kienapfel, G. Luengo and P. Němečková, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Biodiesel Board (EBB) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: M.-S. Dibling and L. Amiel, lawyers)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2092 of 28 November 2019 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of biodiesel originating in Indonesia (OJ 2019 L 317, p. 42), in so far as that regulation concerns them.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri and PT Permata Hijau Palm Oleo to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 129, 20.4.2020.