tokens: The difference between those two groups of exporting producers is not , it submits , due to any different ‘ specificity , particularity or the nature ’ of the exporters concerned , but is solely a consequence of the wide discretion of the Commission in establishing the sampling criteria . 16 In the third place , according to the applicant , it is apparent from paragraph 189 of the judgment of 9 June 2016 , Growth Energy and Renewable Fuels Association v Council ( T ‑ 276 / 13 , EU : T : 2016 : 340 ) that an exporting producer must be granted individual treatment except where the number of exporters or producers is so large that individual examinations would be unduly burdensome to the authorities and prevent the timely completion of the investigation .