Order of the President of the General Court of 21 September 2015 —
Consorzio Vivaisti viticoli pugliesi and Negro v Commission
(Case T‑436/15 R)
Interim measures — Agriculture — Protective measures against pests of plants — Measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the European Union of Xylella fastidiosa — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — Failure to comply with the procedural requirements — Inadmissibility
1.                     Application for interim measures — Suspension of operation of a measure — Interim measures — Conditions for granting — Prima facie case — Urgency — Serious and irreparable damage — Cumulative nature — Discretion of the court hearing the application for interim relief (Arts 256(1) TFEU, 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(3)) (see paras 8, 10)
2.                     Judicial proceedings — Absolute bar to proceeding — Non-compliance with the Rules of Procedure — To be considered of the Court’s own motion (Arts 256(1) TFEU, 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156) (see para. 9)
3.                     Application for interim measures — Formal requirements — Submission of applications — Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based — Pleas in law not set out in the application and pleadings — General reference to documents — Inadmissibility (Arts 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Arts 76(d), and 156(4)) (see paras 11, 12)
4.                     Application for interim measures — Suspension of operation of a measure — Interim measures — Conditions for granting — Urgency — Serious and irreparable damage — Burden of proof — Financial loss — Situation liable to endanger the existence of the applicant company — Loss capable of being subsequently remedied by means of an action for compensation — Not irreparable (Arts 268 TFEU, 278 TFEU, 279 TFEU and 340 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Arts 156(2) and (3)) (see paras 15-17, 19, 22, 25)
5.                     Application for interim measures — Suspension of operation of a measure — Conditions for granting — Urgency — Serious and irreparable damage — Damage capable of affecting a general economic sector — Action brought not by a public law body but by individuals — Obligation to claim individual damage (Art. 278 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(3)) (see paras 20, 21)
6.                     Application for interim measures — Suspension of operation of a measure — Interim measures — Conditions for granting — Urgency — Lack of diligence by the applicant taken into account (Arts 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(3)) (see paras 23, 24)
Re:
APPLICATION to suspend the operation of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/789 of 18 May 2015 as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.) (OJ 2015 L 125, p. 36) in so far as that decision encompasses grapevine varieties grown in the Italian province of Lecce.
Operative part
1.
The application for interim measures is dismissed.
2.
Costs are reserved.