Judgment_paragraph 77 · Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities v Interpipe Nikopolsky Seamless Tubes Plant Niko Tube ZAT (Interpipe Niko Tube ZAT) and Interpipe Nizhnedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant VAT (Interpipe NTRP VAT) (C-191/09 P, C-200/09 P)

77It should be noted that respect for the rights of the defence is of crucial importance in anti-dumping investigations (see, to that effect, Al-Jubail Fertilizer v Council, paragraphs 15 to 17; by analogy, Case C-113/04 P Technische Unie v Commission [2006] ECR I-8831, paragraph 55; and Case C-141/08 P Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares & Hardware v Council [2009] ECR I-9147, paragraph 93).