Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 February 2017 — SolarWorld v Commission

(Case T‑783/14)

(Dumping — Subsidies — Imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components (cells) originating in or consigned from China — Approval of a downward adjustment of the minimum import price pursuant to an undertaking accepted in connection with anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings — Union industry — Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009)

1.      Judicial proceedings — Examination of the substance before examination of admissibility — Lawfulness

(see para. 42)

2.      Common commercial policy — Protection against dumping — Offer of price undertakings — Acceptance — Discretion of the institutions — Undertakings providing for an adjustment mechanism to the minimum import price — Judicial review — Limits

(Council Regulation No 1225/2009, Art. 8(1))

(see paras 46-55)

Re:

APPLICATION pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for annulment of the Commission’s decision, contained in a letter of 15 September 2014 addressed to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for the Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, bearing the reference TRADE/H4 (2014) 3328168, on the downward adjustment of the minimum import price for imports of photovoltaic modules and cells manufactured by Chinese exporting producers subject to a price undertaking with effect from 1 October 2014 for the last quarter of 2014.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders SolarWorld AG to pay the costs.