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Document 62016CO0488
Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 October 2022.
Freistaat Bayern v Bundesverband Souvenir – Geschenke – Ehrenpreise eV.
Taxation of costs.
Case C-488/16 P-DEP.
Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 October 2022.
Freistaat Bayern v Bundesverband Souvenir – Geschenke – Ehrenpreise eV.
Taxation of costs.
Case C-488/16 P-DEP.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2022:768
Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 October 2022 –
Freistaat Bayern v Bundesverband Souvenir – Geschenke – Ehrenpreise
(Case C‑488/16 P-DEP)
(Taxation of costs)
1. |
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Definition – Expenses necessarily incurred by the parties (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paragraphs 15, 16) |
2. |
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Expenses necessarily incurred by the parties – Concept – Fees paid by a party to its lawyer – Included – Elements to be taken into consideration for the purposes of taxation of costs (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paragraphs 17, 19) |
3. |
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Concept – Elements to be taken into consideration – Expenses relating to taxation of costs proceedings – Included (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paragraphs 20, 35) |
4. |
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Expenses necessarily incurred for the purposes of the proceedings – Lawyers’ fees relating to a period subsequent to the oral procedure before the Court – Not included (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paragraph 32) |
5. |
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Elements to be taken into consideration – Expenses necessarily incurred in relation to taxation of costs proceedings – Standardised procedure not presenting any difficulties (Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b)) (see paragraph 36) |
Operative part
The total amount of costs to be paid by Bundesverband Souvenir – Geschenke – Ehrenpreise e.V. to the Freistaat Bayern (Free State of Bavaria) in respect of Case C‑488/16 P is fixed at EUR 5 940.90, to be increased by any value added tax due on that amount.