Action brought on 1 March 2018 — Crédit Agricole and Others v ECB

(Case T-144/18)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: Crédit Agricole SA (Montrouge, France) and 69 other applicants (represented by: A. Gosset-Grainville, M. Trabucchi and P. Kupka, lawyers)

Defendants: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

annul Article 9 of ECB Decision No ECB/SSM/2017 — 969500TJ5KRTCJQWXH05/380 of 19 December 2017 and Article 3 of its Annex A, in so far as it prescribes measures to be taken regarding irrevocable payment commitments in respect of the deposit guarantee schemes or the resolution funds;

order the ECB to pay all the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on four pleas in law which are essentially identical or similar to those relied on in Case T-143/18, Societe Generale v ECB.

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