CELEX: 62015CA0596
Language: en
Date: 2017-11-23 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases C-596/15 P and C-597/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 23 November 2017 — Bionorica SE (C-596/15 P), Diapharm GmbH & Co. KG (C-597/15 P) v European Commission (Appeal — Public health — Consumer protection — Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 — Health claims on foods — Article 13(3) — List of permitted health claims on foods — Botanical substances — Claims on hold — Action for failure to act — Article 265 TFEU — Defined position of the European Commission — Interest in bringing proceedings — Locus standi)

22.1.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 22/3
            
         Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 23 November 2017 — Bionorica SE (C-596/15 P), Diapharm GmbH & Co. KG (C-597/15 P) v European Commission
   (Joined Cases C-596/15 P and C-597/15 P) (1)
   
   ((Appeal - Public health - Consumer protection - Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 - Health claims on foods - Article 13(3) - List of permitted health claims on foods - Botanical substances - Claims on hold - Action for failure to act - Article 265 TFEU - Defined position of the European Commission - Interest in bringing proceedings - Locus standi))
   (2018/C 022/03)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellants: Bionorica SE (C-596/15 P), Diapharm GmbH & Co. KG (C-597/15 P) (represented by: M. Weidner, T. Guttau and N. Hußmann, Rechtsanwälte)
   
      Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: S. Grünheid and M. Wilderspin, acting as Agents)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Sets aside the order of the General Court of the European Union of 16 September 2015, Bionorica v Commission (T-619/14, not published, EU:T:2015:723);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the action for failure to act lodged by Bionorica SE in Case T-619/14 as inadmissible;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal in Case C-597/15 P;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders Bionorica SE and the Commission each to bear their own costs incurred both at first instance in Case T-619/14 and on appeal in Case C-596/15 P;
            
         
               5.
            
            
               Orders Diapharm GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs incurred on appeal in Case C-597/15 P.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 16, 18.1.2016.