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US lighter tariff dispute with EU referred back to lower court, ECJ says

( January 29, 2026, 09:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commission today saw the bloc's top judiciary refer its legal challenge to a lower court's verdict that annulled an additional 20 percent EU tariff on imports of specific lighters made by US company Zippo back to the lower court. In a judgment delivered Thursday, the Court of Justice of the EU set aside the previous ruling and sent the matter back to the General Court. The judgment is attached. Case reference is C-811/23. ...

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