Order of the General Court of 10 October 2023 – Casino, Guichard-Perrachon v Commission
(Case T-538/19) 1
(Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Commission decision ordering an inspection – Withdrawal of the contested measure – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Casino, Guichard-Perrachon (Saint-Étienne, France) (represented by: I. Simic and Y. Boubacir, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Berghe and I. Rogalski, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: O. Segnana and A.-L. Meyer, acting as Agents)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 3761 final of 13 May 2019, ordering it and all companies directly or indirectly controlled by it to submit to an inspection under Article 20(1) and (4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (AT.40466 – Tute 1).
Operative part of the order
1. There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.
2. The European Commission is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Casino, Guichard-Perrachon.
3. The Council of the European Union shall bear its own costs.
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1 OJ C 328, 30.9.2019.