Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 22 June 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel — Belgium) — Vitol SA v Belgische Staat

(Case C-268/22, (1) VITOL)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Commercial policy - Protection against dumping - Imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina and Indonesia - Validity of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1194/2013 - Admissibility - No action for annulment brought by the applicant in the main proceedings - Importer - Determination of dumping - Factors to be taken into consideration)

(2023/C 278/16)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Nederlandstalige rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brussel

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Vitol SA

Defendant: Belgische Staat

Operative part of the judgment

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1194/2013 of 19 November 2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina and Indonesia, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1578 of 18 September 2017, is invalid inasmuch as it infringes the requirements under Article 2(5) and Article 3(4), (6) and (7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European [Union].

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(1)  OJ C 318, 22.8.2022.