62024TO0500_INF
Order of the President of the General Court of 20 December 2024 –Inescop v Commission
(Case T‑500/24 R)
(Interim relief – Research and technological development – Contract concluded in the context of the 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) – Grant agreements for the DES MOLD, Sohealthy and Pilot APB Projects – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – Lack of any 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 – Weighing up 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 11, 13, 14)
2.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Purely hypothetical damage based on the occurrence of future and uncertain events – Insufficient to demonstrate urgency – Debit note of an institution without executory force – No urgency
(Arts 278, 279 and 299, first para., TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paragraphs 17, 26-29, 31, 41, 42)
3.
Interim relief – 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 – Obligation to provide specific and precise information, supported by detailed documentary evidence – Need to provide a true overall picture of the financial situation
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paragraphs 33-35)
4.
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 paragraph 45)
5.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Serious and irreparable damage – Damage having already occurred – Reparation outside the purpose of the interim proceedings
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156)
(see paragraph 47)
Operative part
1.
The application for interim measures is dismissed.
2.
The costs are reserved.