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Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 4 March 2021 – Schmid v Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark
(Case C‑514/18 P-DEP) (
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(Taxation of costs)
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Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation – Recoverable costs – Elements to be taken into consideration – Discretion of the Court – Costs incurred in the context of an appeal
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 144(b) and 184(1))
(see paras 17-21, 23)
2.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation – Recoverable costs – Elements to be taken into consideration – Costs incurred in the context of an appeal – Pleas raising issues which are neither particularly significant in relation to EU law nor unusually complicated in relation to the dispute
(see paras 24-37)
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Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation – Recoverable costs – Assessment having regard primarily to the total number of hours’ work objectively necessary for the purposes of the proceedings
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paras 38-43)
4.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation – Recoverable costs – Elements to be taken into consideration – Costs incurred in the context of an appeal – Financial interest of the dispute
(see para. 44)
5.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation – Recoverable costs – Elements to be taken into consideration – Expenses necessarily incurred in relation to taxation proceedings – Standardised procedure not presenting any difficulties
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paras 45-47)
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Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation – Recoverable costs – Concept – Value added tax – Exclusion in the case of a taxable person
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see para. 48)
Operative part
The total amount of costs that the Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (Regional Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Styria, Austria) must repay to Ms Gabriele Schmid in respect of Case C‑514/18 P is fixed at EUR 5775.
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)	OJ C 408, 12.11.2018.