62019TO0652_INF
Order of the President of the General Court of 11 June 2020 –Elevolution – Engenharia v Commission
(Case T‑652/19 R)
(Interim measures – Public works contracts – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – Lack of urgency)
1.
Application for 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 256(1), 278, 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paras 28-31)
2.
Application for interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Financial loss – Obligation to provide concrete and precise indications, supported by detailed documentary evidence – Situation liable to endanger the existence of the applicant company – Assessment having regard to the situation of the group to which the applicant company belongs
(Arts 256(1), 278; 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paras 35, 41-46)
3.
Application for 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 – No urgency
(Arts 256(1), 278; 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paras 36, 47-49, 59, 60)
Re:
Application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking suspension of operation of the Commission’s decision of 12 July 2019 excluding the applicant for a period of three years from procurement and grant award procedures financed by the European Development Fund (EDF) in the context of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the financial regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund (OJ 2015 L 58, p. 17) and ordering the publication of the notification of exclusion on the Commission’s website.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the application for interim measures.
2.
Reserves the costs.