62022CO0542_INF
Order of the Vice-President of the Court of Justice of 12 October 2022 –Lacapelle v Parliament
(Case C‑542/22 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 25)
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 26, 27)
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 42)
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 50, 51)
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 54-56)
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 68, 69)
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 73)
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 78)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed.
2.
Mr Jean-Lin Lacapelle shall pay the costs relating to the appeal proceedings.