Deutsche Bank and Others v ECB

JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Third Chamber, Extended Composition)5 June 2024 (*)(Economic and monetary policy – Prudential supervision of credit institutions – Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB – Setting of prudential requirements – Irrevocable payment commitments – Action for annulment – No interest in bringing proceedings – Partial inadmissibility – Manifest error of assessment – Proportionality)In Case T‑182/22,Deutsche Bank AG, established in Frankfurt am Main (Germany),BHW Bausparkasse AG, established in Hamelin (Germany),norisbank Gmb H, established in Bonn (Germany),represented by H. Berger and M. Weber, lawyers,applicants,v European Central Bank (ECB), represented by K. Lackhoff, M. Prokop and F. Bonnard, acting as Agents,defendant,THE GENERAL COURT (Third Chamber, Extended Composition),composed of F. Schalin (Rapporteur), President, P. Škvařilová-Pelzl, I. Nõmm, G. Steinfatt and D. Kukovec, Judges,Registrar: P. Cullen, Administrator,having regard to the written part of the procedure,further to the hearing on 21 June 2023,gives the following Judgment 1        By their action based on Article 263 TFEU, first, the applicants, Deutsche Bank AG, BHW Bausparkasse AG and norisbank Gmb H, seek the partial annulment of Decision ECB-SSM-2022-DEDEB-6 of the European Central Bank (ECB) of 2 February 2022 establishing prudential requirements (‘the decision of 2 February 2022’), including Annexes I and II thereto, with regard to the requirements imposed on them,...