Judgment_paragraph 47 · Vereniging tot Behoud van Natuurmonumenten in Nederland and Others v European Commission (C-817/18 P)

47As regards the argument put forward by the Commission in its response, in support of the first part of the first ground of appeal, alleging a distortion of the facts by the General Court, it must be recalled that, under Article 174 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, a response seeks to have the appeal allowed or dismissed, in whole or in part. Furthermore, under Articles 172 and 176 of those rules, parties authorised to lodge a response may submit, by a document separate from the response, a cross-appeal, which, in accordance with Article 178(1) and (3), second sentence, of the rules, must seek to have set aside, in whole or in part, the decision of the General Court on the basis of pleas in law and arguments separate from those relied on in the response.