Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Roland v Commission

(Case T-132/18) (1)

(Dumping - Imports of footwear with uppers of leather originating in China and Vietnam - Implementation of the judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-659/13 and C-34/14 - Reimposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitive collection of the provisional duty - Resumption of the proceeding which preceded the regulations declared invalid - Market economy treatment (MET) - Individual treatment (IT) - Desk analysis - Absence of a verification visit or a request for additional information - Non-reimbursement of anti-dumping duties - Legal basis - Legal certainty - Legitimate expectations - Non-retroactivity - Proportionality - Non-discrimination - Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (now Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036) - Previous decision-making practice - Competence of national authorities and courts)

(2021/C 297/35)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Roland SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: S. De Knop, A. Willems and B. Natens, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Armati and T. Maxian Rusche, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2232 of 4 December 2017 reimposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in the People’s Republic of China and Vietnam and produced by certain exporting producers in the People’s Republic of China and Vietnam and implementing the judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-659/13 and C-34/14 (OJ 2017 L 319, p. 30).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Roland SE to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 152, 30.4.2018.