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Document 62019CA0848
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)
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)
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)
OJ C 349, 30.8.2021, p. 7–7
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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. |