1. 

Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable harm – Harm that can be pleaded by a Member State

(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU)

(see paras 22, 23)

2. 

Appeals – Grounds – Inadequate statement of reasons – Application in the case of interim orders

(see para. 76)

3. 

Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable harm – Burden of proof – Damage foreseeable with a reasonable degree of probability

(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU)

(see paras 78-81)

4. 

Interim relief – Procedure – Measures of organisation of procedure – Request to hear witnesses – Discretion of the court hearing the application for interim relief

(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 157)

(see paras 82-84)

5. 

Appeals – Grounds – Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence – Inadmissibility – Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence – Possible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted – Ground of appeal alleging distortion of the clear sense of the evidence – Need to indicate precisely the evidence alleged to have been distorted and show the errors of appraisal which led to that distortion – Requirement that the distortion be obvious from the documents in the file

(Art. 256 (1), 2d para., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58 (1))

(see paras 85-89, 92-94, 101)

6. 

Appeals – Grounds – Plea alleging failure to sign an order by the President of the General Court and by the Registrar – Specific measures of organisation implemented within the General Court to ensure the continuity of its operation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 120)

(see paras 115-118)

1. 

The appeal is dismissed.

2. 

The Portuguese Republic shall pay the cost.