62022CO0781_INF
Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 17 March 2023 –LE v Commission
(Case C‑781/22 P-R)
(Interim measures – Articles 278, 279 and 299 TFEU – Appeal – Application for suspension of operation and for other interim measures – Debit notes issued by the European Commission for the recovery of grants awarded by contract – Urgency – Pecuniary damage)
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 – Discretion of the court hearing the application for interim relief
(Arts 278, 279 and 299 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 160(3) and 165(1))
(see paragraphs 14-17)
2.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Damage foreseeable with a reasonable degree of probability
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 160(3))
(see paragraph 23)
3.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Financial loss – Damage capable of being subsequently remedied by pecuniary compensation – Damage which cannot be regarded as irreparable
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 160(3))
(see paragraph 24)
4.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof – Financial loss – Situation liable to endanger the existence of the applicant company – Obligation to provide specific and precise information, supported by detailed documentary evidence – Assessment having regard to the situation of the group to which the undertaking and its shareholders belong
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 25, 27, 28)
5.
Interim relief – Admissibility criteria – Application – Formal requirements – Statement of the pleas establishing a prima facie case for granting the measures sought – Possibility to supplement the information and evidence submitted in the application – Conditions – Discretion of the EU judicature
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 160(3))
(see paragraphs 29, 33)
6.
Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Serious and irreparable damage – Contested measure infringing a superior rule of law – Condition not automatically fulfilled
(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 160(3))
(see paragraph 35)
Operative part
1.
The application for interim measures is dismissed.
2.
The costs are reserved.