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Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 21 April 2023 –  
Kirimova v EUIPO

(Case C‑306/22 P)

(Appeal – Action for annulment – Article 19 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union – Representation of parties in direct actions before the Courts of the European Union – Lawyer who is not a third party in relation to the appellant – Requirement of independence – Lawyer practising in the same office as the applicant)

| 1. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Conditions relating to a signatory – Status of a third party in relation to the parties – Requirement of independence  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 19, third para., and 56)  (see paragraphs 28-34) |

| 2. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Conditions relating to a signatory – Status of a third party in relation to the parties – Party represented by a lawyer practising in the same firm as that party – Admissibility with regard to the requirement of independence – Party not able to exercise control over the lawyer – Common interests in the result of the dispute – Irrelevant  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 19)  (see paragraphs 35, 37-42) |

Operative part

| 1. | The order of the General Court of the European Union of 9 March 2022, Kirimova v EUIPO ([T‑727/20](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=ecli:ECLI%3AEU%3AT%3A2022%3A136&locale=en), [EU:T:2022:136](./../../../legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=ecli:ECLI%3AEU%3AT%3A2022%3A136)), is set aside. |

| 2. | Case T‑727/20 is referred back to the General Court. |

| 3. | The costs are reserved. |

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