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Customs union – Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 – Determination of the non-preferential origin of certain motorcycles manufactured by Harley-Davidson – Commission Implementing Decision requesting the revocation of decisions relating to binding origin information adopted by the national customs authorities – Concept of ‘processing or working operations which are not economically justified’ – Right to be heard
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62021TJ0324 JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition) 1 March 2023 ( *1 ) (Customs union – Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 – Determination of the non-preferential origin of certain motorcycles manufactured by Harley-Davidson – Commission Implementing Decision requesting the revocation of decisions relating to binding origin information adopted by the national customs authorities – Concept of ‘processing or working operations which are not economically justified’ – Right to be heard) In Case T‑324/21, Harley-Davidson Europe Ltd , established in Oxford (United Kingdom), Neovia Logistics Services International , established in Vilvoorde (Belgium), represented by O. van Baelen, G. Lebrun, lawyers, and T. Lyons KC, applicants, v European Commission , represented by F. Clotuche-Duvieusart and M. Kocjan, acting as Agents, defendant, THE GENERAL COURT (Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition), composed, at the time of the deliberations, of S. Papasavvas, President, J. Svenningsen, M. Jaeger, C. Mac Eochaidh (Rapporteur) and T. Pynnä, Judges, Registrar: I. Kurme, Administrator, having regard to the written part of the procedure, further to the hearing on 21 September 2022, gives the following Judgment 1 By the present action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants, Harley-Davidson Europe Ltd (together with the group to which it belongs, ‘Harley-Davidson’) and Neovia Logistics Services International (‘Neovia’) seek the annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (E...
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Customs unionRegulation (EU) No 952/2013Determination of the non-preferential origin of certain motorcycles manufactured by Harley-DavidsonCommission Implementing Decision requesting the revocation of decisions relating to binding origin information adopted by the national customs authoritiesConcept of ‘processing or working operations which are not economically justified’