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Detlef Nölle, trading as "Eugen Nölle" v Hauptzollamt Bremen-Freihafen (C-16/90)
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Detlef Nölle, trading as "Eugen Nölle" v Hauptzollamt Bremen-Freihafen (C-16/90)

Judgment of 22 Oct 1991law://eu/cjeu/1990/c-16-90/para_11@2026-11-11

11It should also be remembered that the choice of reference country is a matter falling within the discretion enjoyed by the institutions in analysing complex economic situations.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-16/90 · ECLI:EU:C:1991:402
Decided: 22 Oct 1991
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Ruled invalid: Regulation 1989/725
Applicant: Detlef Nolle, trading as Eugen Nolle
Defendant: Hauptzollamt Bremen-Freihafen
Rapporteur: Rodríguez Iglesias
Advocate General: W. Van Gerven
Bench: 4 judges
F. Grévisse, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, M. Zuleeg
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61990CJ0016

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Interprets 1: Council Regulation (EEC) No 725/89 of 20 March 1989 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of paint, distemper, varnish and similar brushes originating in the people's Republic of China and definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty on such imports
Cited by 22: UPL Europe Ltd and Indofil Industries (Netherlands) BV v European Commission (T-742/20); Delifruit, SA v European Commission (T-629/20); Changmao Biochemical Engineering Co. Ltd v European Commission (C-666/19 P); AMVAC Netherlands BV v European Commission (T-317/19); Taminco BVBA and Arysta LifeScience Great Britain Ltd v European Commission (T-740/18); Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-Tech Metals Co. Ltd v European Commission (T-307/18); AGROBET CZ, s.r.o. v Finanční úřad pro Středočeský kraj (C-446/18); Arysta LifeScience Netherlands BV v European Commission (T-476/17); Zhejiang Jndia Pipeline Industry Co. Ltd v European Commission (T-228/17); Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd v European Commission (C-436/18 P)3 provisions; Changmao Biochemical Engineering Co. Ltd v European Commission (T-741/16); Italian Republic v European Commission (T-135/15); Fruits de Ponent, SCCL v European Commission (T-290/16); Bayer CropScience AG and Others v European Commission (T-429/13, T-451/13); BASF Agro BV and Others v European Commission (T-584/13); Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd v European Commission (T-675/15); European Ombudsman v Claire Staelen (C-337/15 P); Crown Equipment (Suzhou) Co. Ltd and Crown Gabelstapler GmbH & Co. KG v Council of the European Union (T-351/13); I. Schroeder KG (GmbH & Co.) v Council of the European Union and European Commission (T-205/14)2 provisions; Hüpeden & Co. (GmbH & Co.) KG v Council of the European Union and European Commission (T-206/14); Fliesen-Zentrum Deutschland GmbH v Hauptzollamt Regensburg (C-687/13); Changshu City Standard Parts Factory and Ningbo Jinding Fastener Co. Ltd v Council of the European Union (T-558/12)
Cites 8: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community; Neotype Techmashexport GmbH v Commission and Council of the European Communities (C-305/86, C-160/87); NTN Toyo Bearing Company Limited and others v Council of the European Communities (240/84); Nippon Seiko KK v Council of the European Communities (258/84); Council Regulation (EEC) No 725/89 of 20 March 1989 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of paint, distemper, varnish and similar brushes originating in the people's Republic of China and definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty on such imports; Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3052/88 of 29 September 1988 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of paint, distemper, varnish and similar brushes originating in the people's Republic of China; Council Regulation (EEC) No 407/80 of 18 February 1980 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain sodium carbonate originating in the Soviet Union; Brother Industries Ltd v Council of the European Communities (250/85)