62019TJ0873_INF
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 13 January 2021 –Multi-Service v Commission
(Case T‑873/19)
(Environment – Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 – Fluorinated greenhouse gases – Electronic registry for quotas for placing hydrofluorocarbons on the market – Decision annulling the registration of an undertaking – Failure to provide the required information)
Environment – Atmospheric pollution – Reduction of fluorinated greenhouse gas emissions – Regulation No 517/2014 – Allocation of quotas for placing hydrofluorocarbons on the market – Electronic registry of quotas managed by the Commission – Removal of the registration of an undertaking for failure to report required information – Burden of proof as to the reporting of that information – Scope
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 517/2014; Commission Regulation No 2019/661, Art. 6(3))
(see paras 27-40)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision ARES (2019) 6103796 of 3 October 2019, by which the Commission removed the applicant’s registration in the registry established and managed by the Commission pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Multi-Service S.A. to pay the costs.