Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:490
Date: 2019-07-09
Language of the case: German
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Approximation of laws
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 9 July 2019 – Germany v Commission (Case T‑53/18) (Approximation of laws — Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 — Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 — Construction products — Harmonised standards EN 13341:2005 + A1:2011 and EN 12285-2:2005 — Obligation to state reasons) Acts of the institutions — Statement of reasons — Obligation — Scope (Art. 296, 2nd para. TFEU) (see paras 22-24) Re: Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of, first, Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1995 of 6 November 2017 to maintain in the Official Journal of the European Union the reference of harmonised standard EN 13341:2005 + A1:2011 on static thermoplastic tanks for above-ground storage of domestic heating oils, kerosene and diesel fuels in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2017 L 288, p. 36) and, second, Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1996 of 6 November 2017 to maintain in the Official Journal of the European Union the reference of harmonised standard EN 12285-2:2005 on Workshop fabricated steel tanks in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2017 L 288, p. 39). Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.