62022CO0525_INF
Order of the Vice-President of the Court of Justice of 12 October 2022 –Mariani v Parliament
(Case C‑525/22 P(R))
(Appeal – Interim relief – Law governing the institutions – Member of the European Parliament – Exclusion decision taken by the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group – Urgency – Serious and irreparable harm – Detriment to one of the attributes of the mandate of a Member of the European Parliament)
1.
Appeal – Grounds – Inadequate statement of reasons – Separate ground from the one concerning substantive legality
(Art. 296 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 36 and 58, first para.)
(see paragraph 26)
2.
Appeal – Grounds – Inadequate statement of reasons – Reliance by the General Court on implied reasoning – Whether permissible – Conditions
(Art. 256(1), second subpara., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 36 and 58, first para.)
(see paragraphs 27, 28)
3.
Application for interim relief – Conditions of admissibility – Admissibility of main application – Irrelevance – Limits
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court, Art. 160(3))
(see paragraph 43)
4.
Appeal – Grounds – Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence – Inadmissibility – Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence – Possible only where the facts or evidence have been distorted – Ground of appeal alleging distortion of the evidence – Need to indicate precisely the evidence alleged to have been distorted and show the errors of appraisal which led to that distortion – Requirement that the distortion be obvious from the documents in the file
(Art. 256(1), second subpara., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)
(see paragraphs 51, 52)
5.
Application for interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Decision excluding a Member of the European Parliament from the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group – No risk of adverse effects on the functions of the mandate
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court, Art. 160(3))
(see paragraphs 55-57)
6.
Application for interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Prima facie case – Urgency – Cumulative nature – Particularly strong prima facie case – No impact on the obligation to examine urgency separately
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court, Art. 160(3))
(see paragraphs 69, 70)
7.
Appeal – Grounds – Plea raised for the first time in the context of the appeal – Inadmissibility
(Art. 256(1), second subpara., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)
(see paragraph 74)
8.
Application for interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court, Art. 160(3))
(see paragraph 79)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed.
2.
Mr Thierry Mariani shall pay the costs relating to the appeal proceedings.