‘10a.

The date of lodgement referred to in point 10 above shall be, depending on the circumstances: the date referred to in Article 5 of the decision of the Court of 11 July 2018, the date on which the document was received by the Registry, the date referred to in point 7 above, or the date referred to in the second indent of Article 3 of the decision of the Court of 14 September 2016. In the cases provided for by the first paragraph of Article 54 of the Statute, the date of lodgement referred to in point 10 above shall be the date on which the procedural document was lodged, via e-Curia, with the Registrar of the Court of Justice or, in the case of a document lodged as referred to in Article 147(6) of the Rules of Procedure, the date on which the document was lodged with the Registrar of the Court of Justice.’.

‘21.

The serial number of the case and the parties shall be indicated on the procedural documents, in correspondence relating to the case, and also in the publications of the Court and in the documents and information which relate to the case and to which the public has access. Where data are omitted pursuant to Article 66 or Article 66a of the Rules of Procedure, the names of the parties shall be adapted accordingly.’.

‘22.

The case file shall contain the procedural documents (where applicable together with the annexes thereto) and any other document taken into account in the determination of the case, and also the correspondence with the parties and proof of service. It shall also contain, where applicable, extracts from Chamber conference minutes, the minutes of the meeting with the parties, the report for the hearing, minutes of the hearing and minutes of the inquiry hearing, and the decisions taken and matters noted by the Registry in the case.

23.

Any document placed on the case file must bear the register number referred to in point 10 above and a serial number. In addition, procedural documents lodged by the parties and any copies thereof must bear the date of lodgement and the date of entry in the register in the language of the case.’.

‘30.

The representatives of the main parties may inspect the case file, including administrative files produced before the Court, at the Registry.’.

‘32.

In joined cases, the representatives of all parties shall have the right to inspect the files in the cases concerned by the joinder, subject to Article 68(4) of the Rules of Procedure. However, no such right of inspection shall apply where a joint hearing is organised in accordance with Article 106a of the Rules of Procedure.

33.

A person who has made an application for legal aid pursuant to Article 147 of the Rules of Procedure without the assistance of a lawyer shall have the right to inspect the file relating to the legal aid. Where a lawyer is designated to represent that person, that representative alone shall have the right to inspect that file.’.

‘36a.

At the request of a party, the Registrar shall supply a copy of documents on the case file, if necessary in a non-confidential version, and of extracts from the register.

36b.

At the request of a third party, the Registrar shall supply a copy of judgments or orders, provided that those decisions are not already publicly accessible and do not contain confidential information, and of extracts from the register.’.

‘37.

Originals of judgments and orders of the Court shall be signed by means of a qualified electronic signature. They shall be stored in an unalterable electronic format, in chronological order, on a special server reserved for long-term archiving. The electronic copy of the certified version of the judgment or order shall be printed and placed on the case file.

38.

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39.

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40.

Orders rectifying a judgment or an order, judgments or orders interpreting a judgment or an order, judgments given on applications to set aside judgments by default, judgments given and orders made in third-party proceedings or on applications for revision and which are signed by means of a qualified electronic signature shall be stored on a special server reserved for long-term archiving together with, and inextricably linked to, the relevant judgment or order of the Court signed by means of a qualified electronic signature and a document containing explanatory statements signed by the Registrar.

40a.

Where the judgment or order of the Court has been signed by hand, the decision of the Court rectifying, interpreting or revising the judgment or order concerned and which has been signed by means of a qualified electronic signature shall be mentioned in the margin of the judgment or order concerned. The copy of the certified version of the decision signed by means of a qualified electronic signature shall be printed and appended to the original of the judgment or order in paper form.

40b.

Where a decision of the Court signed by means of a qualified electronic signature has given rise to a decision of the Court of Justice on appeal, that decision shall be kept in paper form together with, and inextricably linked to, the version of the relevant judgment or order of the Court of Justice as transmitted to the Court Registry and explanatory statements, signed by the Registrar, in the margin of the Court’s decision.

40c.

Decisions of the Court signed by means of a qualified electronic signature which have given rise to a decision of the Court of Justice on appeal shall be stored on a special server reserved for long-term archiving together with, and inextricably linked to, the version of the relevant judgment or order of the Court of Justice as transmitted to the Court Registry and a document containing explanatory statements signed by the Registrar.’.

‘45.

Where an extract from the register is supplied in accordance with Article 37 of the Rules of Procedure, the Registrar shall impose a Registry charge of EUR 15 per extract.

46.

Where a copy of a document or an extract from the case file is supplied to a party at that party’s request in accordance with Article 38(1) of the Rules of Procedure, the Registrar shall impose a Registry charge of EUR 40 per document supplied.

47.

Where an authenticated copy of an order or of a judgment is, for the purposes of enforcement, supplied to a party at that party’s request in accordance with Article 38(1) or Article 170 of the Rules of Procedure, the Registrar shall impose a Registry charge of EUR 50 per authenticated copy.

48.

Where a copy of a judgment or of an order is supplied in accordance with point 36b above to a third party at that third party’s request, the Registrar shall impose a Registry charge of EUR 40 per copy.

49.

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50.

Where a party or an applicant for leave to intervene has repeatedly failed to comply with the requirements of the Rules of Procedure or of these Practice Rules, the Registrar shall, in accordance with Article 139(c) of the Rules of Procedure, impose a Registry charge which may not exceed EUR 7 000.’.

71.

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72.

An application for omission under Article 66 or Article 66a of the Rules of Procedure must be made by a separate document. It must accurately identify the data covered by the application. An application for omission of data as referred to in Article 66a of the Rules of Procedure must state the reasons on which it is based.

73.

In order to ensure that the data referred to in Articles 66 and 66a of the Rules of Procedure are not disclosed, the application for omission of data must be made as soon as the procedural document containing the data in question is lodged. The practical effect of omitting the data is undermined if the data have already been published on the internet.’.

‘81a.

The main purpose of a footnote is to include references to documents cited in the procedural document. It is not the purpose of a footnote to develop the pleas in law or arguments put forward.’.

‘83.

The schedule of annexes must indicate, for each annex:

‘85.

Only those documents mentioned in the actual text of a procedural document which are referred to in the schedule of annexes and which are necessary in order to prove or illustrate its contents may be submitted as annexes to a procedural document.

86.

Annexes to a procedural document must be submitted in such a way as to facilitate the electronic inspection of documents by the Court and to avoid any possibility of confusion. Accordingly, the following requirements must be complied with:

87.

Each reference to an annex produced must include the annex number as stated in the schedule of annexes and indicate the procedural document with which the annex has been produced (for example: Annex A.1 to the application).’.

‘92.

The Registrar shall refuse to enter in the register and to place on the case file, in whole or in part, procedural documents and, where appropriate, items which are not provided for by the Rules of Procedure. If in doubt, the Registrar shall refer the matter to the President in order for a decision to be taken.

93.

Save in the cases expressly provided for by the Rules of Procedure and subject to Article 46(2) of the Rules of Procedure and point 100 below, the Registrar shall refuse to enter in the register and to place on the case file procedural documents or items drawn up in a language other than the language of the case.

94.

Where a party challenges the Registrar’s refusal to enter all or part of a procedural document or item in the register and to place it on the case file, the Registrar shall submit that issue to the President for a decision on whether the document or item in question is to be accepted.’.

‘104a.

The schedule of annexes and any table of contents shall not be taken into account in determining the maximum number of pages of a pleading.’.

‘144.

The parties shall be given notice to attend the hearing by the Registry at least one month before it takes place, provided always that, where the circumstances so require, a shorter period of notice may apply. Where the Court decides to organise a joint hearing of two or more cases pursuant to Article 106a of the Rules of Procedure, the notice to attend the hearing shall specify in particular the cases that will be dealt with at that hearing.’.

‘147a.

Where the Court decides to organise a joint hearing of two or more cases pursuant to Article 106a of the Rules of Procedure, the summary report for the hearing drawn up in the language of the case in each of the cases concerned shall be served on all other parties to whom notice to attend that hearing has been given.’.

‘152a.

If a party intends to request a derogation from the language arrangements in accordance with Article 45(1)(c) or (d) of the Rules of Procedure in order for a language other than the language of the case to be used at the hearing, the request must be submitted as soon as possible after notice to attend has been given.’.

‘165.

Where two or more parties are advancing the same argument before the Court (a situation which may arise where there are interventions, where cases are joined or where the similarities between cases are such that a joint hearing is warranted), their representatives are requested to confer with each other before the hearing in order to avoid any repetition. Representatives of the parties concerned must, however, ensure that they adopt a position only on behalf of the parties whom they represent and that they comply with Article 84 of the Rules of Procedure, which lays down the conditions under which a new plea in law may be introduced in the course of proceedings before the Court.’.

‘167.

In accordance with Article 85(3) of the Rules of Procedure, the main parties may, exceptionally, produce further evidence at the hearing. In such a situation, it is recommended that sufficient copies (including, where appropriate, in a non-confidential version for interveners) be made available. The other parties will be heard on the admissibility and content thereof.’.

167a.

If a party’s representative is prevented from participating in person in a hearing which he has been given notice to attend, whether for health reasons (for example, an impediment of an individual medical nature or resulting from travel restrictions linked to an epidemic), or on security or other serious grounds (for example, a strike in the air transport sector), the representative of the party concerned must lodge, by a separate document, a reasoned request to participate in the hearing by videoconference.

167b.

In order to ensure that the request can be properly processed by the Court, it must be submitted as soon as the reason for the impediment is known and contain:

167c.

Any request for the use of videoconferencing shall be served on the other parties to the case.

167d.

The party requesting the use of videoconferencing and the other parties to the case shall be informed by the Registry of the decision taken by the President of the Chamber on the request.

167e.

If that decision is favourable, the contact person whose details will previously have been supplied by the representative in his request will be contacted by the technical support services of the Court of Justice of the European Union so that the mandatory technical and interpretation tests involving the representative can be organised as quickly as possible.

167f.

If the tests prove to be successful, the hearing can be organised by videoconference, and the parties shall be notified accordingly. If the tests prove to be unsuccessful, the parties shall be notified of the consequences as regards proceeding with the hearing or adjourning it.

167g.

The use of videoconferencing for oral hearings requires high sound and image quality and a perfectly stable connection, which are tested prior to the hearing. Accordingly, the following technical requirements must be met:

167h.

Where the representative participates in the hearing by videoconference, he may use only the language in which he is authorised to plead under the Rules of Procedure and may, without prejudice to future developments, have access only to interpretation into that language.

167i.

Practical recommendations for representatives making oral submissions by videoconference can be found on the internet site of the Court of Justice of the European Union.’.

‘172a.

Where a joint hearing of two or more cases is organised in accordance with Article 106a of the Rules of Procedure, minutes of the hearing, the content of which shall be identical for all the cases concerned, shall be placed on the file for each case in the language of the case.’.

‘184a.

No application for confidential treatment vis-à-vis the other parties to the proceedings may be made by an intervener.’.

‘225.

The application for suspension of operation or enforcement or other interim measures must state, first, the subject matter of the proceedings and, clearly and concisely, the pleas of fact and law on which the main action is based, establishing a prima facie case on the merits in that action. It must state, secondly, precisely the measure(s) applied for. It must state, thirdly, giving reasons with documentary evidence, the circumstances giving rise to urgency.’.

‘225a.

In accordance with the second sentence of Article 156(4) of the Rules of Procedure, the application for interim measures must contain all the evidence and offers of evidence available to justify the grant of interim measures. Thus, the judge hearing the application for interim measures must have specific and precise information, supported by detailed and, where appropriate, certified documentary evidence or offers of evidence showing the situation in which the party seeking the interim measures finds itself and enabling the probable consequences, should the measures sought not be granted, to be assessed.’.

‘227.

In order that an application for interim measures may be dealt with urgently, the number of pages it contains must not in principle exceed a maximum of 25 pages, taking into account the subject matter and the circumstances of the case.’.

(a)

in the introductory part, the words ‘in accordance with Article 78(6), Article 177(6) and Article 194(5) of the Rules of Procedure.’ are replaced by ‘in accordance with Article 78(6) and Article 177(6) of the Rules of Procedure.’;

(b)

the heading of the first column ‘Direct actions’ is replaced by ‘Direct actions (other than intellectual property cases)’;

(c)

point (a) of the first and second columns is replaced by the following:

(d)

in point (b), the words in the first and second columns ‘recent proof of the existence in law’ are replaced by ‘proof of the existence in law’;

(e)

in point (g), the words in the second column ‘and the addresses which they had given for the purposes of notifications’ are replaced by ‘and the addresses which they had given for the purposes of notifications, if the circumstances so require’.

(a)

in point (a), the words ‘(first paragraph of Article 21 of the Statute; Article 76(a), Article 177(1)(a) and Article 194(1)(a) of the Rules of Procedure)’ are replaced by ‘(first paragraph of Article 21 of the Statute; Article 76(a) and Article 177(1)(a) of the Rules of Procedure)’;

(b)

in point (b), the words ‘(Article 76(b), Article 177(1)(b) and Article 194(1)(b) of the Rules of Procedure)’ are replaced by ‘(Article 76(b) and Article 177(1)(b) of the Rules of Procedure)’;

(c)

in point (h), the words ‘(point 86(d) of these Practice Rules)’ are replaced by ‘(point 86(c) of these Practice Rules)’.

(a)

the text in point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘production of the document referred to in Article 51(2) of the Rules of Procedure in respect of any additional lawyer, unless such a document has already been lodged for the purposes of opening an account giving access to e-Curia (Article 51(2) of the Rules of Procedure)’;

(b)

in point (c), the words ‘(Article 46(2) of the Rules of Procedure; point 99 of these Practice Rules)’ are replaced by ‘(Article 46(2) of the Rules of Procedure)’.