62024CO0397_INF
Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 26 July 2024 –AQ v ECHA
(Case C‑397/24 P(R))
(Appeal – Order for interim measures – Access to documents – Export notifications for hazardous, banned or severely restricted chemicals – Information held by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) – Urgency)
1.
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 of Justice, Art. 160(3))
(see paragraph 20)
2.
Appeal –Grounds – Inadequate statement of reasons – Reliance by the General Court on implied reasoning – Whether permissible – Conditions
(Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 36 and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 117)
(see paragraphs 39, 40)
3.
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 judge hearing the application for interim relief
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))
(see paragraphs 46, 47)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed.
2.
AQ shall pay the costs.