19.9.2022   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 359/6


Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 July 2022 — European Commission v Republic of Poland and Others

(Case C-207/21 P) (1)

(Appeal - Annulment of Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1442 - Article 16(4) and (5) TEU - Article 3(2) and (3) of Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions - Application ratione temporis - Council’s voting rules - Qualified majority)

(2022/C 359/06)

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Appellant: European Commission (represented by: Ł. Habiak, K. Herrmann, R. Tricot and C. Valero, acting as Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna, acting as Agent), Kingdom of Belgium, Republic of Bulgaria, French Republic, Hungary, Kingdom of Sweden (represented initially by H. Eklinder, J. Lundberg, C. Meyer-Seitz, A. Runeskjöld, M. Salborn Hodgson, R. Shahsavan Eriksson, H. Shev and O. Simonsson, and subsequently by H. Eklinder, C. Meyer-Seitz, A. Runeskjöld, M. Salborn Hodgson, R. Shahsavan Eriksson, H. Shev and O. Simonsson, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the appeal;

2.

Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Republic of Poland.


(1)  OJ C 206, 31.5.2021.