Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 September 2013 —
Huvis v Council

(Case T‑536/08)

Dumping — Imports of polyester staple fibres originating in South Korea — Maintenance of anti-dumping duties following a partial interim review — Action for annulment — Direct and individual concern — Admissibility — Equal treatment and non-discrimination — Article 9(5) and Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (now Article 9(5) and Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009)

1.                     Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Measures of direct and individual concern to them — Regulation imposing anti-dumping duties — Producer and exporter undertakings identified in the regulation or concerned by the preliminary investigations — Admissibility (Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU; Council Regulation No 893/2008) (see paras 25-28)

2.                     Common commercial policy — Protection against dumping – Principle of equal treatment in relation to imports from various countries — Scope in relation to products from various countries, all of which dumped, but some concerned by a re-examination procedure of a definitive duty and others by an initial investigation (Agreement on the implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ‘1994 Anti-dumping Agreement’, Art. 9.2; Council Regulations No 384/96, Arts 5, 9(2) and (5), 11(3), and 21, No 428/2005, No 893/2008 and No 1225/2009, Arts 5, 9(2) and (5), 11(3), and 21; Commission Decision 2007/430) (see paras 37-41, 43-48, 65)

Re:

ACTION for annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 893/2008 of 10 September 2008 maintaining the anti-dumping duties on imports of polyester staple fibres originating in Belarus, the People’s Republic of China, Saudi Arabia and Korea following a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (OJ 2008 L 247, p. 1), as regards the applicant.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Huvis Corp. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union;

3. Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.