Case C‑4/22 P(I)

St. Jude Medical Coordination Center (SJM Coordination Center)

v

Magnetrol International NV
and
European Commission

Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 17 August 2022

(Appeal – Intervention – State aid – Aid scheme implemented by the Kingdom of Belgium – Application to intervene submitted after the expiry of the six-week time limit provided for in Article 143(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court – Admissibility – Articles 40 and 45 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union)

1. Appeal – Grounds – Inadequate statement of reasons – Reliance by the General Court on implied reasoning – Whether permissible – Conditions

   (Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 36 and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 117)

   (see paragraphs 19-23)

2. Judicial proceedings – Intervention – Time limits – Time-barred

   (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 143(1))

   (see paragraphs 33-39, 65-68)

3. Judicial proceedings – Intervention – Time limits – Time-barred

   (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 47; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 143(1))

   (see paragraph 40)

4. Judicial proceedings – Intervention – Time limits – Time-barred – Unforeseeable circumstances or force majeure – Concept

   (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 45; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 143(1))

   (see paragraphs 49-54)

5. Judicial proceedings – Intervention – Time limits – Time-barred – Excusable error – Concept

   (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 45; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 143(1))

   (see paragraphs 55-59)

See the text of the decision.