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Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 October 2022

Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 October 2022

Data

Court
Court of Justice
Case date
4 oktober 2022

Verdict

Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 October 2022 –
Freistaat Bayern v Bundesverband Souvenir – Geschenke – Ehrenpreise

(Case C‑488/16 P-DEP)

"(Taxation of costs)"

1. Judicial proceedingsCostsTaxation of costsRecoverable costsDefinitionExpenses necessarily incurred by the parties

(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))

(see paragraphs 15, 16)

2. Judicial proceedingsCostsTaxation of costsRecoverable costsExpenses necessarily incurred by the partiesConceptFees paid by a party to its lawyerIncludedElements to be taken into consideration for the purposes of taxation of costs

(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))

(see paragraphs 17, 19)

3. Judicial proceedingsCostsTaxation of costsRecoverable costsConceptElements to be taken into considerationExpenses relating to taxation of costs proceedingsIncluded

(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))

(see paragraphs 20, 35)

4. Judicial proceedingsCostsTaxation of costsRecoverable costsExpenses necessarily incurred for the purposes of the proceedingsLawyers’ fees relating to a period subsequent to the oral procedure before the CourtNot included

(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))

(see paragraph 32)

5. Judicial proceedingsCostsTaxation of costsRecoverable costsElements to be taken into considerationExpenses necessarily incurred in relation to taxation of costs proceedingsStandardised procedure not presenting any difficulties

(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))

(see paragraph 36)

Operative part

The total amount of costs to be paid by Bundesverband Souvenir – Geschenke – Ehrenpreise e.V. to the Freistaat Bayern (Free State of Bavaria) in respect of Case C‑488/16 P is fixed at EUR 5 940.90, to be increased by any value added tax due on that amount.