On Wednesday, the EU’s General Court upheld the majority of EU’s findings, but annulled the earlier decision in its entirety after finding that the Commission had failed to take into consideration all the relevant circumstances when assessing the duration of the contract clauses it deemed abusive.
The EU can appeal the decision to the bloc’s highest court, the Court of Justice (CJEU), on a point of law. But it has yet to confirm whether it will do so. Commission spokeswoman Lea Zuber told TechCrunch that it “takes note” of the General Court judgment and said it will study it “carefully” and “reflect on possible next steps.”