62023TO0306_INF
Order of the President of the General Court of 29 September 2023 –Red Bull and Others v Commission
(Case T‑306/23 R)
(Application for interim measures – Competition – Commission decision ordering an inspection – Application for suspension of operation – No 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 10-13)
2.
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
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paragraph 16)
3.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Administrative proceedings in the area of competition – Request for access to electronic and physical documents containing personal data – No imminent harm to the company concerned, given the rules governing the Commission’s analysis of those documents – No urgency
(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 7; Council Regulation No 1/2003, Art. 20(4))
(see paragraphs 37, 38)
Operative part
1.
The application for interim measures is dismissed.
2.
The costs are reserved.