Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 9 July 2020 — Czech Republic v European Commission
(Case C-575/18 P) 1
(Appeal — Own resources of the European Union — Financial liability of the Member States — Request to be released from the obligation to make own resources available — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Letter from the European Commission — Concept of ‘actionable measure’ — Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Effective judicial protection — Action alleging unjust enrichment on the part of the European Union)
Language of the case: Czech
Parties
Appellant: Czech Republic (represented by: O. Serdula, J. Vláčil and M. Smolek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented: initially by M. Owsiany-Hornung and Z. Malůšková, and subsequently by Z. Malůšková and J.-P. Keppenne, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the appellant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M.K. Bulterman, C.S. Schillemans, M.L. Noort, M.H.S. Gijzen and J. Langer, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the appeal;
Orders the Czech Republic to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission;
Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to bear its own costs.
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1 OJ C 408, 12.11.2018.