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Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 October 2022 –Freistaat Bayern v Bundesverband Souvenir – Geschenke – Ehrenpreise
(Case C‑488/16 P-DEP)
(Taxation of costs)
1.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Definition – Expenses necessarily incurred by the parties
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paragraphs 15, 16)
2.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Expenses necessarily incurred by the parties – Concept – Fees paid by a party to its lawyer – Included – Elements to be taken into consideration for the purposes of taxation of costs
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paragraphs 17, 19)
3.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Concept – Elements to be taken into consideration – Expenses relating to taxation of costs proceedings – Included
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paragraphs 20, 35)
4.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Expenses necessarily incurred for the purposes of the proceedings – Lawyers’ fees relating to a period subsequent to the oral procedure before the Court – Not included
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paragraph 32)
5.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Elements to be taken into consideration – Expenses necessarily incurred in relation to taxation of costs proceedings – Standardised procedure not presenting any difficulties
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paragraph 36)
Operative part
The total amount of costs to be paid by Bundesverband Souvenir – Geschenke – Ehrenpreise e.V. to the Freistaat Bayern (Free State of Bavaria) in respect of Case C‑488/16 P is fixed at EUR 5 940.90, to be increased by any value added tax due on that amount.