Symphony Environmental Technologies and Symphony Environmental v Parliament and Others

JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (First Chamber, Extended Composition)31 January 2024 (*)(Non-contractual liability – Environment – Directive (EU) 2019/904 – Prohibition on the placing on the market of products made from oxo-degradable plastic – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals – No distinction between products made from oxo-degradable plastic and products made from oxo-biodegradable plastic – Impact assessment – Equal treatment – Proportionality)In Case T‑745/20,Symphony Environmental Technologies plc, established in Borehamwood (United Kingdom),Symphony Environmental Ltd, established in Borehamwood,represented by P. Selley, Solicitor, J. Holmes King’s Counsel, and J. Williams, Barrister-at-law,applicants,v European Parliament, represented by L. Visaggio, C. Ionescu Dima and W. Kuzmienko, acting as Agents,Council of the European Union, represented by A. Maceroni and M. Moore, acting as Agents,and European Commission, represented by R. Lindenthal and L. Haasbeek, acting as Agents,defendants,THE GENERAL COURT (First Chamber, Extended Composition),composed of M. Van der Woude, President, D. Spielmann, V. Valančius, I. Gâlea (Rapporteur) and T. Tóth, Judges,Registrar: I. Kurme, Administrator,having regard to the written part of the procedure,further to the hearing on 20 March 2023,having regard, following the departure from office of Judge Valančius on 26 September 2023, to Article 22 and Article 24(1) of the Rules of Procedure...