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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.

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1 OJ C 217, 28.8.2004.