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declare the applicant’s application for annulment admissible and well-founded;

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annul the contested Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1206 of 19 June 2025 on the suspension of the GSP+ tariff preferences with regard to imports of ethanol originating in Pakistan (C/2025/3866) published in the Official Journal of the European Union with reference OJ L, 2025/1206 on 20 June 2025; and,

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order the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings.

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First plea in law, alleging that the Commission’s unjustifiable use of the wrong legal basis (Article 30 of the Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 (1)), because it could not fulfil the requirements for recourse to a specific legal basis (Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012).

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Second plea in law, alleging that the Commission committed a manifest error of assessment of the facts and the law when applying Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012. The Applicant relies on seven limbs to support its argument.

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Third plea in law, alleging that the Commission did not establish the causal link between imports of ethanol from Pakistan and the alleged serious market disturbance under Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012. The third plea in law contains the following three limbs.

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Fourth plea in law, alleging that the Commission failed to appreciate the trade vulnerabilities of the holder of GSP+ status and acted contrary to the spirit of the GSP+ Scheme.

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Fifth plea in law, alleging that the Commission failed to disclose the initial request and underlying data for its assessment and thus the rights of defense of the applicant were violated.

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Sixth plea in law, alleging that there is pervasive failure to state reasons as required by Article 296 TFEU. The Commission’s assessment lacked sufficient reasoning or it used fragmentary reasoning.