Case C‑545/20 R

Republic of Bulgaria

v

European Parliament
and
Council of the European Union

Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 3 June 2022

(Interim measures – Article 263 TFEU – Action for annulment of an EU act – Article 278 TFEU – Application to suspend operation of that act – Transport – Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 – Obligation for an undertaking to return its vehicles to its Member State of establishment – Urgency – Deterioration of the economic and social situation of a Member State – Damage to the environment)

  1. Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Prima facie case – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Cumulative nature – Balancing of all the interests involved – Order of examination and method of verification – Discretion of the court hearing the application for interim relief

    (Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 160(3))

    (see paragraphs 7-9)

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

    (Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 160(3))

    (see paragraphs 31, 32)

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

    (Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 160(3))

    (see paragraph 35)

  4. Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Financial loss

    (Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 160(3))

    (see paragraph 40)

  5. Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Damage foreseeable with a reasonable degree of probability

    (Arts 278 and 279 TFEU)

    (see paragraphs 42, 60, 77, 78)

See the text of the decision.