62021CO0121(01)_SUM
Case C‑121/21 R
Czech Republic
v
Republic of Poland
Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 20 September 2021
(Application for interim measures – Article 279 TFEU – Environment – Lignite mining activities at an open-cast mine – Turów lignite mine (Poland) – Non-execution – No change in circumstances – Periodic penalty payment)
Interim relief – Procedure
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 161(1); Decision of the Court of Justice 2012/671, Art. 1)
(see paragraphs 9-11, 29)
Interim relief – Procedure – Whether desirable to hear the parties – Discretion of the judge hearing the application for interim relief
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 13, 31)
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Modification or setting aside – Condition – Change in circumstances – Concept
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU, Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 163)
(see paragraph 22)
Interim relief – Interim measures – Jurisdiction of the judge hearing the application for interim relief – Power to prescribe ancillary measures to guarantee the effectiveness of the interim measures ordered – Scope – Imposition of a periodic penalty payment if the relevant party fails to comply with directions
(Art. 279 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 34-37)
Interim relief – Interim measures – Jurisdiction of the judge hearing the application for interim relief
(Art. 279 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 47-50)
See the text of the decision.