Hypo Vorarlberg Bank v SRB (Contributions ex ante 2016)

Provisional text JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition)9 April 2025 (*)( Economic and monetary union – Banking union – Single Resolution Mechanism for credit institutions and certain investment firms (SRM) – Single Resolution Fund (SRF) – Decision of the SRB on the calculation of the 2016 ex ante contributions – Duty to state reasons – Right to be heard – Principle of legal certainty – Right to effective judicial protection – Principle of non-retroactivity – Plea of illegality )In Case T‑336/20,Hypo Vorarlberg Bank AG, established in Bregenz (Austria), represented by G. Eisenberger, A. Brenneis and J. Holzmann, lawyers,applicant,v Single Resolution Board (SRB), represented by D. Ceran and C. Flynn, acting as Agents, and by B. Meyring, T. Klupsch and S. Ianc, lawyers,defendant,supported by European Parliament, represented by L. Visaggio, J. Etienne and G. Bartram, acting as Agents,by Council of the European Union, represented by J. Bauerschmidt and E. d’Ursel, acting as Agents,and by European Commission, represented by D. Triantafyllou and A. Steiblytė, acting as Agents,interveners,THE GENERAL COURT (Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition),composed of A. Kornezov, President, D. Petrlík, K. Kecsmár (Rapporteur), S. Kingston and L. Spangsberg Grønfeldt, Judges,Registrar: S. Jund, Administrator,having regard to the written part of the procedure,further to the hearing on 27 June 2024,gives the following Judgment (1)1        By its action under...