Order of the General Court of 14 September 2021 – Far Polymers and Others v Commission

(Case T-722/20) ¹

(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)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicants: Far Polymers Srl (Filago, Italy), Gamma Chimica SpA (Milan, Italy), Carbochem Srl (Castiglione Olona, Italy), Jeniuschem Srl (Gallarate, Italy) (represented by: G. Abbatescianni and E. Patti, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Blanck, F. Tomat, M. Gustafsson and G. Luengo, acting as Agents)

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 of the order

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.

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¹     OJ C 35, 1.2.2021.