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Document 62017CJ0363
Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 7 June 2018.
Equipolymers Srl and Others v Council of the European Union.
Appeal — Dumping — Imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating in India, Thailand and Taiwan — Implementing Decision 2013/226/EU — Decision to terminate the expiry review proceeding without imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty — Non-contractual liability — Causal link — Obligation to state reasons.
Case C-363/17 P.
Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 7 June 2018.
Equipolymers Srl and Others v Council of the European Union.
Appeal — Dumping — Imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating in India, Thailand and Taiwan — Implementing Decision 2013/226/EU — Decision to terminate the expiry review proceeding without imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty — Non-contractual liability — Causal link — Obligation to state reasons.
Case C-363/17 P.
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Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 7 June 2018 — Equipolymers and Others v Council
(Case C‑363/17 P) ( 1 )
(Appeal — Dumping — Imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating in India, Thailand and Taiwan — Implementing Decision 2013/226/EU — Decision to terminate the expiry review proceeding without imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty — Non-contractual liability — Causal link — Obligation to state reasons)
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Appeal—Grounds—Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence—Inadmissibility—Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence—Possible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted (Art. 256(1), second para., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, al. 1) (see paras 20, 22) |
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Appeal—Grounds—Inadequate or contradictory grounds—Admissibility—Scope of the obligation to state reasons—Reliance by the General Court on implied reasoning—Lawfulness—Conditions (Art. 256(1), second para., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.) (see paras 24, 44-46) |
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Non-contractual liability—Conditions—Unlawfulness—Harm—Causal link—Burden of proof (Art. 340, second para., TFEU) (see paras 36, 37) |
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the appeal; |
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Orders Equipolymers Srl, M&G Polimeri Italia SpA and Novapet SA to pay the costs. |
( 1 ) OJ C 283, 28.8.2017.