Judgment of the General Court of 12 November 2013 – Wünsche Handelsgesellschaft International v Commission

(Case T-147/12) ¹

(Customs union – Imports of preserved mushrooms from China – Decision finding no justification for the remission of import duties – Article 220(2)(b) and Article 239 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 – Detectable error on the part of the customs authorities – Obvious negligence on the part of the importer – Legitimate expectations – Proportionality – Sound administration – Equal treatment)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Wünsche Handelsgesellschaft International mbH & Co KG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: K. Landry and G. Schwendinger, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Keppenne and B.-R. Killmann, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2011) 6393 final of 16 September 2011 determining that remission of import duties was not justified in a particular case

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Wünsche Handelsgesellschaft International mbH & Co KG to pay the costs.

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¹ OJ C 165, 9.6.2012.