Order of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 13 November 2008 – Lemaître Sécurité v Commission

(Case T-301/06)

Action for annulment – Dumping – Imports of footwear with a protective toecap originating in the People’s Republic of China and India – Commission Decision closing the anti-dumping proceeding – Not individually concerned – Manifest inadmissibility

1.                     Actions for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Measures of direct and individual concern to them (Art. 230, fourth para., EC; Council Regulation No 384/96, Arts 5(10) and 6(5); Commission Decision No 2006/582) (see paras 23-29)

2.                     Actions for annulment – Jurisdiction of the Community judicature – Unlimited jurisdiction – Direction issued to an institution – Not permissible (Arts 229 EC and 230 EC) (see para. 31)

Re:

ANNULMENT of Commission Decision No 2006/582/EC of 28 August 2006 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of footwear with a protective toecap, originating in the People’s Republic of China and India (OJ 2006 L 234, p. 33).

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action as manifestly inadmissible;

2. Orders Lemaître Sécurité SAS to pay its own costs and pay those incurred by the Commission;

3. Orders Associazione nazionale calzaturifici italiani to pay its own costs.