Order of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 September 2020 – Ramon v Commission

(Case C‑675/19 SA) ( 1 )

(Application for leave to serve a garnishee order on the European Commission)

Privileges and immunities of the European Union – Application for leave to serve a garnishee order on an institution of the European Union – Need for the Court’s authorisation – Scope of the Court’s jurisdiction – Assessment of the existence of the European Union’s debt – Jurisdiction of the national court – No acknowledgment by the institution of the existence of that debt – Debt under the pre-accession funds concerning the defence and promotion of human rights – None – Rejection of the application for leave to serve an order

(Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union, Art. 1; European Parliament and Council Regulation No 231/2014, Recitals 2 and 7 and Art. 7)

(see paras 24-32)

Operative part

( 1 ) OJ C 432, 23.12.2019.