Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 September 2021 –
Far Polymers and Others v Commission

(Case T‑722/20)

(Action for annulment – Dumping – Imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in China – Definitive anti-dumping duty – Lack of direct concern – Lack of individual concern – Legislative act involving implementing measures – Inadmissibility)

1.      Action for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Measures of direct and individual concern to them – Whether directly concerned – Criteria – Regulation imposing anti-dumping duties – Whether an importer of the product concerned directly affected

(Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU; Commission Regulation 2020/1336)

(see paras 22, 23)

2.      Action for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Measures of direct and individual concern to them – Individual concern – Criteria – Regulation imposing anti-dumping duties – Action brought by an independent importer – Admissibility – Conditions

(Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU; Commission Regulation 2020/1336)

(see paras 27, 29-34, 42)

3.      Action for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Concept of ‘regulatory act’ within the meaning of the fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU – Any measure of general application other than legislative acts – Regulation imposing anti-dumping duties – Included – Act comprising implementing measures within the meaning of that treaty provision – Existence of internal remedies against those measures – Inadmissibility of action for annulment

(Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulations No 952/2013, Arts 1(5), 44, 101(1), 102(1) and 104, and 2016/1036, Arts 9(4) and 14(1); Commission Regulation 2020/1336)

(see paras 54-56, 58-61, 63, 64, 66, 68-71)

4.      Action for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Measures of direct and individual concern to them – Conditions cumulative in nature – Inadmissibility of the action where just one of those conditions not met

(Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU)

(see para. 82)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1336 of 25 September 2020 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ 2020 L 315, p. 1).

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the applications to intervene submitted by Kuraray Europe GmbH, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals Europe SL and Wegochem Europe BV.

3. Far Polymers Srl, Gamma Chimica SpA, Carbochem Srl and Jeniuschem Srl shall pay the costs, except for those relating to the applications to intervene.

4. Far Polymers, Gamma Chimica, Carbochem, Jeniuschem, the European Commission, Kuraray Europe, Sekisui Specialty Chemicals Europe and Wegochem Europe shall bear their own costs relating to the applications to intervene.