62019CO0575_INF
Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 11 June 2020 – GMPO v Commission
(Case C‑575/19 P)
(Appeal – Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Service of the judgment under appeal by means of e-Curia – Appeal lodged out of time – Extension of the time limit – Precluded – Appeal manifestly inadmissible)
1.
Action for annulment – Time limits – Point from which time starts to run – Notification – Calculation
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 49(1)(b))
(see para. 30)
2.
Judicial proceedings – Time limit for instituting proceedings – Claim barred by lapse of time – Unforeseeable circumstances or force majeure – Concept composed of objective and subjective elements – Limits
(Statue of the Court of Justice, Art. 45, second para., (d))
(see paras 33-35)
3.
Judicial proceedings – Time limit for instituting proceedings – Claim barred by lapse of time – Excusable error – Concept – Scope
(Statue of the Court of Justice, Art. 45)
(see paras 36, 37)
4.
Judicial proceedings – Time limit for instituting proceedings – Claim barred by lapse of time – Strict application of EU rules
(see paras 38-41)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed as being manifestly inadmissible.
2.
GMP-Orphan SA shall bear its own costs.