62021TO0764_INF
Order of the President of the General Court of 23 February 2022 –Atesos medical and Others v Commission
(Case T‑764/21 R)
(Interim relief – Medical devices – Directive 93/42/EEC – Regulation (EU) 2017/745 – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – No urgency)
1.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof borne by the party seeking the interim measure – Reliance on damage caused to the rights of third parties or to the general interest – Not permissible – Financial loss – Imminent disappearance from the market constituting damage that is irreparable and serious – Situation capable of jeopardising the existence of the party seeking the interim measure – Assessment in the light of the size and turnover of the applicant undertaking and the characteristics of the group to which it belongs
(Arts 256(1), 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156)
(see paras 18-21, 24, 30, 35, 36)
2.
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 – Obligation to demonstrate the existence of obstacles of a structural or legal nature which prevent the party seeking the interim measure from regaining its market share
(Arts 256(1), 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156)
(see paras 37, 44)
3.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Non-material damage not capable of being better remedied at the interim stage than in the main proceedings – No urgency
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156)
(see para. 45)
Operative part
1.
The application for interim measures is dismissed.
2.
The costs are reserved.