19.10.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 346/7

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București (Romania) lodged on 29 July 2015 — Selena România SRL v Direcția Generală Regională a Finanțelor Publice (DGRFP) București

(Case C-416/15)

(2015/C 346/08)

Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel București

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Selena România SRL

Defendant: Direcția Generală Regională a Finanțelor Publice (DGRFP) București

Intervener: Direcția Generală Regională a Finanțelor Publice (DGRFP) Galați

Questions referred

Is Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 21/2013 (1) [extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 791/2011 on imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres consigned from Taiwan and Thailand, whether declared as originating in Taiwan and Thailand or not] to be interpreted as meaning that it also applies to imports made by residents of the European Union from Taiwan before 17 January 2013, in other words in 2012 but after the adoption of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 791/2011 (2) [imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres originating in the People’s Republic of China]?

Does the definitive anti-dumping duty described in Article 1 of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 21/2013 also apply to imports made by residents of the European Union from Taiwan during the period before 17 January 2013 and before the date of adoption of Commission Regulation (EU) No 437/2012 (3) [initiating an investigation concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 791/2011 on imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres originating in the People’s Republic of China by imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres consigned from Taiwan and Thailand, whether declared as originating in Taiwan and Thailand or not, and making such imports subject to registration] but after the adoption of Council Regulation (EU) No 791/2011?’

(1) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 21/2013 of 10 January 2013 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 791/2011 on imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres consigned from Taiwan and Thailand, whether declared as originating in Taiwan and Thailand or not (OJ 2013 L 11, p. 1).

(2) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 791/2011 of 3 August 2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ 2011 L 204, p. 1).

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 437/2012 of 23 May 2012 initiating an investigation concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 791/2011 on imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres originating in the People's Republic of China by imports of certain open mesh fabrics of glass fibres consigned from Taiwan and Thailand, whether declared as originating in Taiwan and Thailand or not, and making such imports subject to registration (OJ 2012 L 134, p. 12).