Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 23 March 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d'instance de Paris — France) — Thomson Sales Europe SA v Administration des douanes (Direction Nationale du Renseignement et des Enquêtes douanières)

(Case C-348/11) (1)

(Articles 92(1) and 103(1) of the Rules of Procedure - Manifest inadmissibility - Article 104(3), second subparagraph, of the Rules of Procedure - Answer admitting of no reasonable doubt - Reference for a preliminary ruling - Assessment of validity - Common commercial policy - Dumping - Importation of televisions manufactured in Thailand - Validity of the investigation carried out by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) - Validity of Regulations (EC) Nos 710/95 and 2584/98)

2012/C 235/06

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal d’instance de Paris

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Thomson Sales Europe SA

Defendant: Administration des douanes (Direction Nationale du Renseignement et des Enquêtes douanières)

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Tribunal d'instance de Paris — Validity of Council Regulation (EC) No 710/95 of 27 March 1995 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of colour television receivers originating in Malaysia, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed (OJ 1995 L 73, p. 3) — Validity of Council Regulation (EC) No 2584/98 of 27 November 1998, amending Regulation (EC) No 710/95 (OJ 1998 L 324, p. 1) — Regulations applying a method consistent with zeroing to determine the weighted average dumping margin — Validity of the investigation carried out by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on the origin of the televisions

Operative part of the order

The examination of Questions 4 and 5 does not disclose any factor capable of affecting the validity of Council Regulation (EC) No 710/95 of 27 March 1995 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of colour television receivers originating in [Malaysia], the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed, or Council Regulation No 2584/98 of 27 November 1998, ameding Regulation No 710/95.

(1)  OJ C 282, 24.09.2011.