62019TO0542_INF
Order of the President of the General Court of 2 October 2019 –FV v Council
(Case T‑542/19 R)
(Interim relief — Civil service — Officials — Placing on leave and retirement in the interests of the service– Article 42c of the Staff Regulations — Application for a suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency)
1.
Application for 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 paras 18-21)
2.
Application for interim relief — Admissibility criteria — Application — Formal requirements — Statement of the pleas establishing a prima facie case for granting the measures sought
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4) and (5))
(see paras 23, 24)
3.
Application for 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
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paras 30, 31, 34-38)
4.
Application for 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 44, 45)
5.
Application for interim relief — Suspension of operation of a measure — Conditions for granting — Urgency — Damage to the applicant’s reputation — Non-material damage not capable of being better remedied at the interim stage than in the main proceedings — None
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156)
(see para. 48)
Re:
Application on the basis of Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking suspension of the operation of the Council’s decision dated 3 May 2019 to place the applicant on leave in the interests of the service in accordance with Article 42c of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and having effect as of 31 December 2015.
Operative part
1.
The application for interim relief is dismissed.
2.
The costs are reserved.