Judgment_paragraph 37 · Claudia Gualtieri v European Commission (C-485/08)

37Thus, the arguments relating to the legal status of an SNE may be regarded as amplifying the plea raised by the appellant before the General Court concerning infringement of the principle of equality in the application of the SNE decision. It is clear from the case-law that a plea which may be regarded as amplifying a plea made previously, whether directly or by implication, in the original application must be considered admissible (see, inter alia, Case 306/81 Verros v Parliament [1983] ECR 1755, paragraph 9; Case C-412/05 P Alcon v OHIM [2007] ECR I-3569, paragraphs 38 to 40; and Case C-71/07 P Campoli v Commission [2008] ECR I-5887, paragraph 63).