Order of the President of the General Court of 5 December 2014 — AF Steelcase v OHIM (Case T‑652/14 R)

‛Interim measures — Public procurement — Supply and installation of furniture — Rejection of a submitted tender — Application for suspension of operation — No prima facie case’

1. 

Application for interim measures — Suspension of operation of a measure — Interim measures — Conditions for granting — Prima facie case — Serious and irreparable damage — Cumulative nature — Discretion of the court hearing the application for interim relief (Arts 256(1) TFEU, 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 104(2)) (see paras 15-17)

2. 

Acts of the institutions — Statement of reasons — Obligation — Scope — Decision, in the procedure for the award of a public service contract, not to accept a tender — Obligation to communicate, following a written request, the characteristics and relative advantages of the tender accepted and the name of the tenderer (Art. 296 TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2)(c)) (see paras 23, 24)

3. 

Fundamental rights — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Right to sound administration — Scope (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(1)) (see para. 31)

Re:

APPLICATION for interim measures seeking, essentially, suspension of the decision of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 8 July 2014 rejecting the tender submitted by the applicant in the context of the tender procedure concerning the supply and installation of furniture and accessories in OHIM’s buildings.

Operative part

1. 

The application for interim measures is dismissed.

2. 

Costs are reserved.