Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2023:847
Date: 2023-11-09
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: Approximation of laws;Research and technological development;REACH
Procedure: Action for annulment;Appeal - unfounded;Appeal - inadmissible
Origin: Netherlands

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 9 November 2023 – Chemours Netherlands BV v European Chemicals Agency, Kingdom of the Netherlands, ClientEarth, ClientEarth AISBL, CHEM Trust Europe eV (Case C-293/22 P) 1 (Appeal – Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) – Article 57(f) – Substances of very high concern – Identification – Conditions – Serious effects on health or the environment – Equivalent level of concern – 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2-(heptafluoropropoxy)propionic acid, its salts and its acyl halides – Identification as a substance fulfilling the criteria for inclusion in Annex XIV to that regulation) Language of the case: English Parties Appellant: Chemours Netherlands BV (represented initially by R. Cana, Z. Romata and H. Widemann, avocates, and subsequently by R. Cana and Z. Romata, avocates) Other parties to the proceedings: European Chemicals Agency (represented by: W. Broere and N. Herbatschek, acting as Agents, and by S. Raes, advocaat), Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M.K. Bulterman and C.S. Schillemans, acting as Agents), ClientEarth, ClientEarth AISBL, CHEM Trust Europe eV (represented by: N. Angelet, avocat) Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders Chemours Netherlands BV to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), ClientEarth, ClientEarth AISBL and CHEM Trust Europe eV; 3. Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to bear its own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 294, 1.8.2022.