Case C-478/21 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 September 2023 — China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products and Others v European Commission and Others (Appeal — Dumping — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/140 — Imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the People’s Republic of China and in India — Definitive anti-dumping duty — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Standing to bring proceedings — Representative association of exporters — Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 — Article 3(2), (3), (6) and (7) — Injury — Calculation of the import volume — Positive evidence — Objective examination — Extrapolation — Calculation of the EU industry’s cost of production — Prices charged intra-group — Causal link — Assessment of injury by segment — None — Article 6(7) — Article 20(2) and (4) — Procedural rights)
Date: 2023-09-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, cast-iron, import (EU), originating product, reduced price








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/621


13.11.2023





Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 September 2023 — China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products and Others v European Commission and Others
(Case C-478/21 P) (1)

(Appeal - Dumping - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/140 - Imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the People’s Republic of China and in India - Definitive anti-dumping duty - Action for annulment - Admissibility - Standing to bring proceedings - Representative association of exporters - Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 - Article 3(2), (3), (6) and (7) - Injury - Calculation of the import volume - Positive evidence - Objective examination - Extrapolation - Calculation of the EU industry’s cost of production - Prices charged intra-group - Causal link - Assessment of injury by segment - None - Article 6(7) - Article 20(2) and (4) - Procedural rights)
(C/2023/621)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, Cangzhou Qinghong Foundry Co. Ltd, Botou City Qinghong Foundry Co. Ltd, Lingshou County Boyuan Foundry Co. Ltd, Handan Qunshan Foundry Co. Ltd, Heping Cast Co. Ltd Yi County, Hong Guang Handan Cast Foundry Co. Ltd, Shanxi Yuansheng Casting and Forging Industrial Co. Ltd, Botou City Wangwu Town Tianlong Casting Factory, Tangxian Hongyue Machinery Accessory Foundry Co. Ltd (represented by: R. Antonini, avvocato, B. Maniatis and E. Monard, avocats)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented initially by T. Maxian Rusche and P. Němečková, subsequently by K. Blanck, P. Němečková and T. Maxian Rusche, and finally by T. Maxian Rusche et P. Němečková, Agents), EJ Picardie, Fondatel Lecomte, Fonderies Dechaumont, Fundiciones de Odena, SA, Heinrich Meier Eisengießerei GmbH & Co. KG, Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK Ltd, Saint-Gobain PAM Canalisation, formerly Saint-Gobain PAM, Ulefos Oy (represented initially by M. Hommé and B. O’Connor, avocats, subsequently by M. Hommé, B. O’Connor, avocats, et U. O’Dwyer, solicitor)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










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Orders China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, Cangzhou Qinghong Foundry Co. Ltd, Botou City Qinghong Foundry Co. Ltd, Lingshou County Boyuan Foundry Co. Ltd, Handan Qunshan Foundry Co. Ltd, Heping Cast Co. Ltd Yi County, Hong Guang Handan Cast Foundry Co. Ltd, Shanxi Yuansheng Casting and Forging Industrial Co. Ltd, Botou City Wangwu Town Tianlong Casting Factory and Tangxian Hongyue Machinery Accessory Foundry Co. Ltd to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, EJ Picardie, Fondatel Lecomte, Fonderies Dechaumont, Fundiciones de Ódena SA, Heinrich Meier Eisengießerei GmbH & Co. KG, Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK Ltd, Saint-Gobain PAM Canalisation and Ulefos Oy.






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            OJ C 382, 20.9.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/621/oj
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