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Rotexchemie International Handels GmbH & Co. v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Waltershof (C-26/96)
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Rotexchemie International Handels GmbH & Co. v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Waltershof (C-26/96)

Judgment of 29 May 1997law://eu/cjeu/1996/c-26-96/para_10@2026-11-11

10The choice of reference country falls within the discretion enjoyed by the institutions when 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-26/96 · ECLI:EU:C:1997:261
Decided: 29 May 1997
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Upheld as valid: Regulation 1988/1531
Applicant: Rotexchemie International Handels GmbH & Co.
Defendant: Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Waltershof
Rapporteur: J.-P. Puissochet
Advocate General: D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer
Bench: 4 judges
L. Sevón, C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet, P. Jann
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61996CJ0026

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Interprets 1: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1531/88 of 31 May 1988 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of potassium permanganate originating in the People' s Republic of China and definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on those imports
Cited by 19: Inner Mongolia Shuangxin Environment-Friendly Material Co. Ltd v European Commission (T-763/20)2 provisions; Guangdong Haomei New Materials Co. Ltd and Guangdong King Metal Light Alloy Technology Co. Ltd v European Commission (T-326/21); Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd v European Commission (C-436/18 P)2 provisions; Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd v European Commission (T-675/15); 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); Photo USA Electronic Graphic, Inc. v Council of the European Union (T-394/13); Acron OAO v Council of the European Union (T-118/10); EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Company OAO (EuroChem MCC) v Council of the European Union (T-84/07)2 provisions; Acron OAO and Dorogobuzh OAO v Council of the European Union (T-235/08); EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Company OAO (EuroChem MCC) v Council of the European Union (T-459/08); Council of the European Union v Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group Co. Ltd (C-337/09 P)2 provisions; Grünwald Logistik Service GmbH (GLS) v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Stadt (C-338/10)2 provisions; Foshan City Nanhai Golden Step Industrial Co., Ltd v Council of the European Union (T-410/06); Apache Footwear Ltd and Apache II Footwear Ltd (Qingxin) v Council of the European Union (T-1/07); Arne Mathisen AS v Council of the European Union (T-340/99); Thai Bicycle Industry & Co. Ltd v Council of the European Union (T-118/96)
Cites 6: Detlef Nölle, trading as "Eugen Nölle" v Hauptzollamt Bremen-Freihafen (C-16/90); 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 1531/88 of 31 May 1988 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of potassium permanganate originating in the People' s Republic of China and definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on those imports; Council Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 of 23 July 1984 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community