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Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 21 June 2016

Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 21 June 2016

Data

Court
Court of Justice
Case date
21 juni 2016

Verdict

Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 21 June 2016 —

Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie v Allergopharma

(Case C‑157/16 P(I))

"Appeal - Intervention - Interest in the result of the case"

1. AppealGroundsMistaken assessment of the factsInadmissibilityReview by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidencePossible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted (Art. 256(1), second para., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.) (see paras 9, 10)

2. Judicial proceedingsInterventionPersons having an interestDispute concerning the validity of a decision concerning State aidApplication for leave to intervene made by an association representing the sector concernedAssociation having been recognised as an interested party in the administrative procedureNo relevance (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 40, second para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 143(2); Council Regulation No 659/1999, Art. 1(h); Commission Decision 2015/1300) (see para. 15)

3. Judicial proceedingsInterventionSubmission of the application to intervene to a reduced burden of proofNo such submission (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 40, second and third paras., and (3); Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 143(2)(f)) (see paras 19, 20)

Operative part

  1. The appeal is dismissed.

  2. Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie eV is ordered to bear, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by Allergopharma GmbH & Co. KG.