Judgment of the General Court of 29 January 2014 – Hubei Xinyegang Steel v Council
(Case T-528/09) 1
(Dumping – Imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel originating in China – Determination of a threat of injury – Article 3(9) and Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (now Article 3(9) and Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009))
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Hubei Xinyegang Steel Co. Ltd (Huang Shi, China) (represented by: F. Carlin, Barrister, Q. Azau, lawyer, A. MacGregor, Solicitor, and N. Niejahr, lawyer)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix and B. Driessen, Agents, and by B. O’Connor, Solicitor)
Interveners in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented initially by: H. van Vliet and M. França, and subsequently by M. França and J.-F. Brakeland, Agents, assisted by R. Bierwagen, lawyer); ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Ostrava a.s. (Ostrava-Kunčice, Czech Republic); ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Roman SA (Roman, Romania); Benteler Stahl/Rohr GmbH (Paderborn, Germany); Ovako Tube & Ring AB (Hofors, Sweden); Rohrwerk Maxhütte GmbH (Sulzbach-Rosenberg Germany); Dalmine SpA (Dalmine, Italy); Silcotub SA (Zalău, Romania); TMK-Artrom SA (Slatina, Romania); Tubos Reunidos SA (Amurrio, Spain); Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas France (Aulnoye-Aymeries, France); V & M France (Boulogne-Billancourt, France); V & M Deutschland GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany); Voestalpine Tubulars GmbH (Linz, Austria); and Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. (Podbrezová, Slovakia) (represented by: G. Berrisch, G. Wolf, lawyers, and N. Chesaites, Barrister)
Re:
Application for annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 926/2009 of 24 September 2009 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ 2009 L 262, p. 19).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Annuls Council Regulation (EC) No 926/2009 of 24 September 2009 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel originating in the People’s Republic of China to the extent that it imposes anti-dumping duties on exports of products produced by Hubei Xinyegang Steel Co. Ltd and collects provisional duties imposed on those exports;
Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Hubei Xinyegang Steel Co;
Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs;
Orders ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Ostrava a.s., ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Roman SA, Benteler Stahl/Rohr GmbH, Ovako Tube & Ring AB, Rohrwerk Maxhütte GmbH, Dalmine SpA, Silcotub SA, TMK-Artrom SA, Tubos Reunidos SA, Vallourec Mannesmann Oil & Gas France, V & M France, V & M Deutschland GmbH, Voestalpine Tubulars GmbH and Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. to bear their own costs.
____________1 OJ C 51, 27.2.2010.