Case C‑517/22 P

Eurobolt BV and Others

v

European Commission
and
Stafa Group BV

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 January 2024

(Appeal – Dumping – Extension of the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in China to imports consigned from Malaysia – Compliance with the judgment of 3 July 2019, Eurobolt (C‑644/17, EU:C:2019:555) – Re-imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty – Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/611 – Validity)

  1. Common commercial policy – Protection against dumping – Anti-dumping proceeding – Judgment declaring regulations imposing anti-dumping duties invalid – Adoption of a regulation seeking to implement the declaration of invalidity – Resumption of the proceeding that preceded the regulations declared invalid with the aim of re-imposing anti-dumping duties – Whether permissible – Conditions – Breach of the principle of non-retroactivity – Absence – Breach of the principle of effective judicial protection – Absence

    (Arts 266 and 267 TFEU; Council Regulation No 1225/2009, Arts 13 and 15(2); European Parliament and Council Regulation 2016/1036, Arts 9(4), 10(1), 13(1) and (3), 14(1) and (5))

    (see paragraphs 43-64, 71-75, 100)

  2. Appeal – Grounds – Inadequate statement of reasons – Scope of the obligation to state reasons

    (Art. 296 TFEU)

    (see paragraph 65)

  3. Common commercial policy – Protection against dumping – Anti-dumping proceeding – Judgment declaring regulations imposing anti-dumping duties invalid – Adoption of a regulation seeking to implement the declaration of invalidity – Adoption of that regulation on the basis of the Basic Anti-dumping Regulation 2016/1036 – Whether permissible

    (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2016/1036, Arts 13(1) and 14(1))

    (see paragraphs 82-85)

  4. Common commercial policy – Protection against dumping – Anti-dumping proceeding – Judgment declaring regulations imposing anti-dumping duties invalid – Adoption of a regulation seeking to implement the declaration of invalidity – Regulation definitively prohibiting the national authorities from repaying the anti-dumping duties concerned – Whether permissible

    (European Parliament and Council Regulation No 952/2013, Art. 116(1); European Parliament and Council Directive 2016/1036, Art. 14(1))

    (see paragraphs 96-99)

See the text of the decision.