1. 

Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Court having jurisdiction in the event of an appeal

(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Arts 133 and 170)

(see paragraphs 21, 22)

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 28-30)

3. 

Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Elements to be taken into consideration – Expenses necessarily incurred in relation to taxation of costs proceedings – Included

(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))

(see paragraph 31)

4. 

Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Involvement of more than one lawyer – Irrelevant – Assessment having regard primarily to the total number of hours’ work objectively necessary for the purpose of the proceedings – Criteria

(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))

(see paragraphs 38-40, 45)

5. 

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 42)

1. 

Case C‑54/20 P-DEP is referred back to the General Court of the European Union in so far as it concerns the taxation of the costs incurred by Mr Stefano Missir Mamachi di Lusignano and Ms Maria Letizia Missir Mamachi di Lusignano in the context of Case T‑502/16.

2. 

The total amount of the costs which the European Commission must reimburse to Mr Stefano Missir Mamachi di Lusignano and Ms Maria Letizia Missir Mamachi di Lusignano in respect of Case C‑54/20 P is fixed at EUR 18000, to which shall be added default interest from the date of service of the present order until the date of payment of the total amount owed, at a rate equal to that applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations in force on the first calendar day of the month in which payment is due, increased by three and a half percentage points.