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Sureau and D. Theophile, avocats. Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission represented by: C. Giolito, D. Grespan and S. Thomas, Agents , French Republic represented by: G. Hautbourg, S. Quesson and L. Olza Moreno, avocats, and subsequently by S. Hautbourg and S. Henze and J. Appellant: European Commission represented by: C. Thomas, Agents. Other parties to the proceedings: French Republic represented by: G.
Operative part of the judgment. Applicant: European Commission represented by: R. Lyal, Agent. Defendant: Ireland represented by: D. Clohessy, SC, and N. Travers, BL. Interveners in support of the defendant: Czech Republic represented by: M. Smolek and T. Vang, and subsequently by V. Leppo and S. Walker, Agent, and by M. Hall, Barrister.
Parties to the main proceedings. Defendant: Verbraucherzentrale Nordrhein-Westfalen eV. The lack of information on the point before the contract is concluded cannot, in principle, be compensated for by the mere fact that consumers will, during the performance of the contract, be informed in good time of a variation of the charges and of their right to terminate the contract if they do not wish to accept the variation; and.
It is for the national court to carry out that assessment with regard to all the circumstances of the particular case, including all the general terms and conditions of the consumer contracts of which the term at issue forms part. The precautionary principle should be applied for the purposes of that appraisal. Applicants: David Edwards, Lilian Pallikaropoulos. Where a national court is called upon to make an order for costs against a member of the public who is an unsuccessful claimant in an environmental dispute or, more generally, where it is required — as courts in the United Kingdom may be — to state its views, at an earlier stage of the proceedings, on a possible capping of the costs for which the unsuccessful party may be liable, it must satisfy itself that that requirement has been complied with, taking into account both the interest of the person wishing to defend his rights and the public interest in the protection of the environment.
