125In the present case, as the Commission rightly pointed out at the hearing, it has however retained its interest in bringing proceedings given that the pecuniary penalty imposed on Versalis by the contested decision, together with interest since the date of its adoption, continues to exist in the event that the Court of Justice should uphold the Commission’s cross-appeal, which would not be the case if the Commission were to adopt a fresh decision. Thus, in a similar situation, the Court of Justice has already held that the fact that the Commission prepares a draft regulation with a view to complying with a decision of the General Court does not imply, as such, that the Commission has lost any interest in bringing an appeal (see, to that effect, Case C-248/99 P France v Monsanto and Commission [2002] ECR I-1, paragraph 31).
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