Judgment_paragraph 25 · Republic of Poland v European Commission (C-554/24 P)

25After issuing the Republic of Poland with formal notice to pay the amounts due up to 3 February 2022 together with default interest and stating that, if payment was not made, it would recover those amounts by way of set-off, in accordance with Article 101(1) and Article 102 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ 2018 L 193, p. 1; ‘the Financial Regulation’), the Commission decided to set off the amounts due under the periodic penalty payment imposed by the Court in the order of 20 September 2021. By its decisions of 7 and 8 February 2022 and of 16 and 31 March 2022, it set off the amounts payable for the period between 20 September 2021 and 17 January 2022 and, by its decision of 16 May 2022, it set off the amounts payable for the period from 18 January 2022 to 3 February 2022 inclusive. The principal amount thus recovered by way of set-off amounted to approximately EUR 68500000.

Republic of Poland v European Commission (C-554/24 P)

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