Order of the Vice-President of the General Court of 30 July 2021 –
Puigdemont i Casamajó and Others v Parliament

(Case T‑272/21 R)

(Interim relief – Institutional law – Member of Parliament – Privileges and immunities – Waiver of the parliamentary immunity of a Member of the Parliament – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – No urgency)

1.      Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Admissibility criteria – Prima facie admissibility of the main action

(Art. 278 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(1) and (2))

(see para. 31)

2.      Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Prima facie case – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Cumulative nature – Balancing of all the interests involved – Order of examination and method of verification – Discretion of the court hearing the application for interim relief

(Arts 256(1), 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(4))

(see paras 33-36)

3.      Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Urgency – Serious and irreparable damage – Burden of proof borne by the party seeking the interim measure

(Art. 278 TFEU)

(see paras 39, 40)

4.      Interim relief – Suspension of operation of a measure – Interim measures – Conditions for granting – Serious and irreparable damage – Contested measure infringing a superior rule of law – Condition not automatically fulfilled – Burden of proof

(Arts 278 and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 156(2))

(see para. 42)

Re:

Application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU for the suspension of operation of decisions P9_TA(2021)0059, P9_TA(2021)0060 and P9_TA(2021)0061 of the Parliament of 9 March 2021 on the request for waiver of the applicants’ immunity.

Operative part

1. The application for interim measures is dismissed.

2. The order of 2 June 2021, Puigdemont i Casamajó and Others v Parliament (T‑272/21 R) is set aside.

3. The costs of the main parties are reserved.

4. The Kingdom of Spain shall bear its own costs.