Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 2 December 2021 – European Commission v Xinyi PV Products (Anhui) Holdings Ltd, GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH (C-884/19 P), GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH v Xinyi PV Products (Anhui) Holdings Ltd, European Commission (C-888/19 P)
(Joined Cases C-884/19 P and C-888/19 P) 1
(Appeal – Dumping – Imports of solar glass originating in China – Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 – Article 2(7)(b) and (c) – ‘Undertaking operating under market economy conditions’ status – Denied – Concept of ‘significant distortions carried over from the former non-market economy system’, within the meaning of the third indent of Article 2(7)(c) – Tax incentives)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Appellants: European Commission (represented initially by L. Flynn and T. Maxian Rusche and by A. Demeneix, and subsequently by L. Flynn and T. Maxian Rusche, acting as Agents) (C-884/19 P), GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH (represented by: R. MacLean, solicitor) (C-888/19 P)
Other parties to the proceedings: Xinyi PV Products (represented by Y. Melin and B. Vigneron, lawyers) (C-884/19 P and C-888/19 P), GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH (represented by: R. MacLean, solicitor) (C-884/19 P), European Commission (represented initially by L. Flynn and T. Maxian Rusche and by A. Demeneix, and subsequently by L. Flynn and T. Maxian Rusche, acting as Agents) (C-888/19)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 24 September 2019, Xinyi PV Products (Anhui) Holdings v Commission (T-586/14 RENV, EU:T:2019:668);
2. Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union for a ruling on the second to fourth pleas in law raised before it;
3. Reserves the costs.
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1 OJ C 54, 17.2.2020.OJ 45, 10.2.2020.