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Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 16 July 2021 –Symrise v ECHA
(Case C‑282/21 P(R))
(Appeal – Interim order – Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 – Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH) – Substance homosalate – Substance used exclusively in the manufacture of cosmetic products – Decision of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) requesting that the applicant submit additional toxicity studies and tests – Application for interim measures – No urgency – Dismissal)
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 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paras 26-28)
2.
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 para. 40)
3.
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 concrete and precise indications, supported by detailed documentary evidence
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paras 41, 42)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed.
2.
Symrise AG shall pay the costs.