Order of the Court (First Chamber) of 4 July 2013 — Kronofrance v Germany and Others

(Joined Cases C-75/05 P-DEP and C-80/05 P-DEP)

‛Taxation of costs’

1. Judicial proceedings — Costs — Claim for recovery — Deadline for submission — Obligation to submit the claim for recovery within a reasonable deadline — Taxation — No time limit for submission of a claim for recovery of costs (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 145) (see paras 13, 14)

2. Judicial proceedings — Costs — Taxation — Recoverable costs — Elements to be taken into consideration — Fees payable by the parties to their own lawyers — Determination of fees which may be recovered from the party ordered to pay the costs (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paras. 29)

3. Judicial proceedings — Costs — Taxation — Recoverable costs — Expenses necessarily incurred by the parties — Fees paid by a company to its lawyer — Included — Particulars to be taken into account for the purposes of taxation (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paras 31, 32)

4. Judicial proceedings — Costs — Taxation — Recoverable costs — Involvement of more than one lawyer — No effect — Assessment primarily in the light of the total number of working hours which are objectively indispensable for the purposes of the proceedings (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paras 39, 40)

5. Judicial proceedings — Costs — Recoverable costs — Costs which are indispensable for the purposes of the proceedings — Lawyer’s fees relating to a period after the oral proceedings before the Court — Excluded (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paras 44)

Re:

Application for taxation of costs following the judgment of the Court of Court of Justice (First Chamber) of 11 September 2008 in Joined Cases C-75/05 P and C-80/05 P Germany and Others v Kronofrance.

Operative part

1. Cases C-75/05 P-DEP and C-80/05 P-DEP are to be joined in the present order.

2. Case C-80/05 P-DEP is to be removed from the registry of the Court.

3. The total amount of costs which the Federal Republic of Germany must reimburse to Kronofrance SA, in Case C-75/05 P, is fixed at EUR 20 336.68.

Order of the Court (First Chamber) of 4 July 2013 — Kronofrance v Germany and Others

(Joined Cases C-75/05 P-DEP and C-80/05 P-DEP)

‛Taxation of costs’

1. Judicial proceedings — Costs — Claim for recovery — Deadline for submission — Obligation to submit the claim for recovery within a reasonable deadline — Taxation — No time limit for submission of a claim for recovery of costs (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 145) (see paras 13, 14)

2. Judicial proceedings — Costs — Taxation — Recoverable costs — Elements to be taken into consideration — Fees payable by the parties to their own lawyers — Determination of fees which may be recovered from the party ordered to pay the costs (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paras. 29)

3. Judicial proceedings — Costs — Taxation — Recoverable costs — Expenses necessarily incurred by the parties — Fees paid by a company to its lawyer — Included — Particulars to be taken into account for the purposes of taxation (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paras 31, 32)

4. Judicial proceedings — Costs — Taxation — Recoverable costs — Involvement of more than one lawyer — No effect — Assessment primarily in the light of the total number of working hours which are objectively indispensable for the purposes of the proceedings (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paras 39, 40)

5. Judicial proceedings — Costs — Recoverable costs — Costs which are indispensable for the purposes of the proceedings — Lawyer’s fees relating to a period after the oral proceedings before the Court — Excluded (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paras 44)

Re:

Application for taxation of costs following the judgment of the Court of Court of Justice (First Chamber) of 11 September 2008 in Joined Cases C-75/05 P and C-80/05 P Germany and Others v Kronofrance.

Operative part

1. Cases C-75/05 P-DEP and C-80/05 P-DEP are to be joined in the present order.

2. Case C-80/05 P-DEP is to be removed from the registry of the Court.