Notice for the OJ
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
30 September 2003
in Case C-76/01 P: Comité des industries du coton et des fibres connexes de l'Union européenne (Eurocoton) and Others(1) (Appeal ( Dumping ( Failure by the Council to adopt a proposal for a regulation imposing definitive anti -dumping duties ( Lack of simple majority necessary for the adoption of the regulation ( Expiry of the time-limit
for the anti-dumping investigation ( Definition of a reviewable act ( Obligation to state reasons)
(Language of the case: English)
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published in the European Court Reports)
In Case C-76/01 P, Comité des industries du coton et des fibres connexes de l'Union européenne (Eurocoton), established in Brussels (Belgium), Ettlin Gesellschaft für Spinnerei und Weberei AG, established in Ettlingen (Germany), Textil Hof Weberei GmbH & Co. KG, established in Hof (Germany), H. Hecking Söhne GmbH & Co., established in Stadtlohn (Germany), Spinnweberei Uhingen GmbH, established in Uhingen (Germany), F. A. Kümpers GmbH & Co., established in Rheine (Germany), Tenthorey SA, established in Éloyes (France), Les tissages des héritiers de G. Perrin ( Groupe Alain Thirion (HPG(GAT Tissages), established in Cornimont (France), Établissements des fils de Victor Perrin SARL, established in Thiéfosse (France), Filatures et tissages de Saulxures-sur-Moselotte, established in Saulxures-sur-Moselotte (France), Tissage Mouline Thillot, established in Thillot (France), Filature Niggeler & Küpfer SpA, established in Capriolo (Italy), Standardtela SpA, established in Milan (Italy), (Agents: C. Stanbrook and P. Bentley, QC): Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) of 29 November 2002 in Case T-213/97 Eurocoton and Others v Council [2000] ECR II-3727, seeking to have that judgment set aside, the other parties to the proceedings being: Council of the European Union (Agents: S. Marquardt acting as Agent, assisted by G.M. Berrisch and H.P. Nehl), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Agent: K. Manji) and Tessival SpA, established in Azzano S. Paolo (Italy), the Court, composed of: G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President, M. Wathelet and C.W.A. Timmermans (Presidents of Chambers), C. Gulmann, D.A.O. Edward, P. Jann, F. Macken, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr (Rapporteur), J.N. Cunha Rodrigues and A. Rosas, Judges; F.G. Jacobs, Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 30 September 2003, in which it:
1.Sets aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities of 29 November 2000 in Case T-213/97 Eurocoton and Others v Council in so far as it concerns the appellants;
2.Sets aside the decision of the Council of the European Union of 16 May 1997, which became final on 21 May 1997, not to adopt the proposal for a Council regulation (EC) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on the import of unbleached cotton fabric from the People's Republic of China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey (COM (97) 160 final), submitted by the Commission of the European Communities on 21 April 1997, in so far as it concerns the appellants;
3.Dismisses the action for damages;
4.Orders the Council of the European Union and the appellants to bear their own costs at first instance;
5.Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs of the appeal;
6.Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear its own costs both at first instance and on appeal.
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