127That said, it is settled case-law that the institutions of the European Union enjoy broad discretion when determining the normal value in respect of non-market economy countries (see judgment of 19 September 2019, Zhejiang Jndia Pipeline Industry v Commission, T‑228/17, EU:T:2019:619, paragraph 126 and the case-law cited) and that the choice of analogue country to that end also falls within the broad discretion enjoyed by the EU institutions in the sphere of the common commercial policy, by reason of the complexity of the economic and political situations which they have to examine (see judgment of 29 July 2019, Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel v Commission, C‑436/18 P, EU:C:2019:643, paragraph 30 and the case-law cited). That case-law also applies to Article 2(6a)(a) of the basic regulation, which does, however, limit the discretion enjoyed by the Commission in that the country chosen must have a similar level of economic development as the exporting country.
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