Judgment_paragraph 53 · Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) v National Lottery Commission (C-530/12 P)

53In order to satisfy the requirements of that law, the European Union judicature must ensure that the principle that the parties should be heard is respected in proceedings before them and that they themselves respect that principle, which applies to any procedure which may result in a decision by an institution of the European Union perceptibly affecting a person’s interests (Case C-89/08 P Commission v Ireland and Others [2009] ECR I-11245, paragraphs 51 and 53, and Case C-197/09 RX-II Review M v EMEA [2009] ECR I-12033, paragraphs 41 and 42).