(Case T-274/07)

Dumping – Imports of ironing boards originating in the People’s Republic of China and Ukraine – Market economy treatment – Rights of the defence – Offer of price undertakings – Confidential treatment of the complainants’ identity

3. Common commercial policy – Protection against dumping – Anti-dumping proceeding – Access to the file – Confidential treatment of the matters in a complaint – Conditions (Council Regulation No 384/96, Art. 19(1) and (2)) (see paras 57-61)

5. Common commercial policy – Protection against dumping – Anti-dumping proceeding – Rights of the defence – Possibility of exporters offering undertakings within the time-limit laid down by Article 20(5) of Regulation No 384/96 submitting observations – Non-compliance with the time-limit by the Commission – Irregularity (Council Regulation No 384/96, Arts 8 and 20(5)) (see paras 94-96)

Re:

ACTION for annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 452/2007 of 23 April 2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of ironing boards originating in the People’s Republic of China and Ukraine (OJ 2007 L 109, p. 12), in so far as it imposes an anti-dumping duty on imports of ironing boards manufactured by the applicant.

Operative part

The Court:

3. Orders the European Commission, Vale Mill (Rochdale) Ltd, Pirola SpA and Colombo New Scale SpA to bear their own costs.