62023TO0504_INF
Order of the President of the General Court of 25 September 2023 – Terminal Ouest Provence v CINEA
(Case T‑504/23 R)
(Interim measures – Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) – Grant agreement – Arbitration clause – Application for interim measures – Lack of urgency)
1.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Prima facie case – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Cumulative nature – Balancing of all the interests involved – Order of examination and method of verification – Discretion of the court hearing the application for interim relief
(Arts 256(1), 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paragraphs 18-21)
2.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Requirement that the act in question be the determining cause of the damage – Hypothetical and premature identification of the damage – No certain damage
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156)
(see paragraphs 24, 32, 33, 38-40)
3.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Financial loss – Loss capable of being subsequently remedied by means of an action for compensation – Damage which cannot be regarded as irreparable
(Arts 268, 278, 279 and 340 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 104(2))
(see paragraph 43)
4.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Financial loss – Obligation to provide specific and precise information, supported by detailed documentary evidence – Situation liable to endanger the existence of the applicant company – Assessment having regard to the situation of the group to which the applicant undertaking belongs
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 44, 45)
5.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Damage foreseeable with a reasonable degree of probability
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 49, 50)
6.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Balancing of the interests involved – Infringement of the right to effective judicial protection – None
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156)
(see paragraphs 53-55)
Operative part
1.
The application for interim measures is dismissed.
2.
The costs are reserved.