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17.4.2023 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 134/10 |
Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2023 — Harley-Davidson Europe and Neovia Logistics Services International v Commission
(Case T-324/21) (1)
(Customs union - Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 - Determination of the non-preferential origin of certain motorcycles manufactured by Harley-Davidson - Commission Implementing Decision requesting the revocation of decisions relating to binding origin information adopted by the national customs authorities - Concept of ‘processing or working operations which are not economically justified’ - Right to be heard)
(2023/C 134/12)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Harley-Davidson Europe Ltd (Oxford, United Kingdom), Neovia Logistics Services International (Vilvoorde, Belgium) (represented by: O. van Baelen, G. Lebrun, lawyers, and T. Lyons KC)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Clotuche-Duvieusart and M. Kocjan, acting as Agents)
Re:
By the present action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/563 of 31 March 2021 on the validity of certain decisions relating to binding origin information (OJ 2021 L 119, p. 117), addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. By that decision, the European Commission requested the revocation of two decisions concerning binding origin information, adopted in respect of Neovia on behalf of Harley-Davidson, concerning the importation into the European Union, through Belgium, of certain categories of motorcycle manufactured by Harley-Davidson in Thailand.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Harley-Davidson Europe Ltd and Neovia Logistics Services International to pay the costs. |