62020TO0656_INF
Order of the President of the General Court of 23 February 2021 –Symrise v ECHA
(Case T‑656/20 R)
(Application for interim relief – REACH – Substance homosalate – Compliance check of registrations – Obligation to provide certain information requiring animal testing – Application for interim measures – No urgency)
1.
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 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156)
(see paras 13, 14, 24)
2.
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)
(see paras 17, 18, 25-29)
3.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof borne by the party seeking the interim measure
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see para. 21)
4.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Non-material damage not capable of being better remedied at the interim stage than in the main proceedings – No urgency
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see para. 31)
5.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Financial loss – Situation which could jeopardise the existence of the applicant company or irremediably alter its position in the market – Obligation to provide concrete and precise information on the economic and financial position of the applicant company – No need to provide a true overall picture of the financial situation – No urgency
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paras 33-37)
Re:
Application pursuant to Articles 278 and 279 TFEU for the grant of interim measures seeking, first, suspension of the implementation of Decision A-009-2018 of the Board of Appeal of ECHA of 18 August 2020, relating to the applicant’s registration dossier for homosalate and, second, extension of the prescribed period to communicate the results of the tests for the duration of the suspension.
Operative part
1.
The application for interim measures is dismissed.
2.
The costs are reserved.