CELEX: 62019CA0848
Language: en
Date: 2021-07-15 00:00:00
Title: Case C-848/19 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 July 2021 — Federal Republic of Germany v Republic of Poland, European Commission, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania (Appeal — Article 194(1) TFEU — Principle of energy solidarity — Directive 2009/73/EC — Internal market in natural gas — Article 36(1) — Decision of the European Commission on review of the exemption of the OPAL pipeline from the requirements on third-party access and tariff regulation following a request by the German regulatory authority — Action for annulment)

30.8.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 349/7
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 July 2021 — Federal Republic of Germany v Republic of Poland, European Commission, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania
      (Case C-848/19 P) (1)
      
      (Appeal - Article 194(1) TFEU - Principle of energy solidarity - Directive 2009/73/EC - Internal market in natural gas - Article 36(1) - Decision of the European Commission on review of the exemption of the OPAL pipeline from the requirements on third-party access and tariff regulation following a request by the German regulatory authority - Action for annulment)
      (2021/C 349/08)
      Language of the case: Polish
      
         Parties
      
      
         Appellant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: J. Möller and D. Klebs, acting as Agents, and by H. Haller, T. Heitling, L. Reiser and V. Vacha, Rechtsanwälte)
      
         Other parties to the proceedings: Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna, M. Kawnik and M. Nowacki, acting as Agents), European Commission (represented by: O. Beynet and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents), Republic of Latvia (represented: initially by K. Pommere, V. Soņeca and E. Bārdiņš, and subsequently by K. Pommere, V. Kalniņa and E. Bārdiņš, acting as Agents), Republic of Lithuania (represented by: R. Dzikovič and K. Dieninis, acting as Agents)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the appeal;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Republic of Poland;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania and the European Commission to bear their own costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 27, 27.1.2020.