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Dutch bike importer not due EU tariff refund on the back of rival's appeal, legal opinion says

By Poppy Carnell and Natalie McNelis ( April 9, 2019, 13:06 GMT | Insight) -- A Dutch importer of bikes from Sri Lanka, Trace Sport, isn’t entitled to a refund on its 500,000-euro tariff bill because it missed its chance to challenge the duties at the EU courts, according to a legal opinion published today. Relying on the success of a rival’s appeal of the same duties wasn’t justification enough to gain its own reimbursement, says the opinion prepared by Advocate General Giovanni Pitruzzella.A Dutch importer of bikes from Sri Lanka, Trace Sport, shouldn't be entitled to a refund on its 500,000-euro tariff bill because it missed its chance to challenge the duties at the EU courts, according to a legal opinion published today....

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