Zippo Manufacturing Co. and Others v European Commission (T-402/20)

Judgment of 18 Oct 2023

law://eu/cjeu/2020/t-402-20/para_41@2026-11-13

41Secondly, by suspending the application of the consolidated rate of 2.7% on the importation of products falling within CN code 96138000 and by applying to those products additional ad valorem duties of 20%, the contested regulation affects the right of access to the EU market from which those products benefited until their entry into force (see, by analogy, order of 10 September 2020, Cambodia and CRF v Commission, T‑246/19, EU:T:2020:415, paragraphs 60 and 61). Since ZMC’s status as the sole exporting producer of those products established in the United States has not been validly refuted by the Commission, it must be stated that the contested regulation also affects the right of access to the EU market for ZMC’s products and that, accordingly, that regulation produces direct legal effects on the latter.

Zippo Manufacturing Co. and Others v European Commission (T-402/20)

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