Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Gul Ahmed Textile Mills v Council
(Case T-199/04 RENV) 1
(Dumping — Imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan — Interest in bringing proceedings — Initiation of the investigation — Constructed normal value — Manifest error of assessment — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard at a hearing — Comparison between the normal value and the export price — Drawback of import duties — Adjustment — Injury — Causal link — WTO law)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd (Karachi, Pakistan) (represented by: L. Ruessmann, lawyer, and J. Beck, Solicitor)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix, Agent, and by R. Bierwagen and C. Hipp, lawyers)
Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by : J.-F. Brakeland and A. Stobiecka Kuik)
Re:
Action pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 of 2 March 2004 imposing a definitive antidumping duty on imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan (OJ 2004 L 66, p. 1), in so far as it concerns the applicant
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd to pay the costs of the Council of the European Union;
Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.
____________1 OJ C 217, 28.8.2004.