Procedure
Main proceedings
18By application lodged at the Court Registry on 31December 2018, the applicant brought the present action.
19The Commission lodged its defence at the Court Registry on 23April 2019.
20The applicant lodged its reply at the Court Registry on 13June 2019.
21The Commission lodged its rejoinder at the Court Registry on 29August 2019.
22The applicant submitted, on 14October 2019, pursuant to Article88 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court, a request for measures of organisation of procedure seeking to be able to make written observations on certain paragraphs of the rejoinder or to clarify the first branch of the second plea of its action. The Commission submitted its observations in that regard on 25October 2019.
Joint application to intervene
23By document lodged at the Court Registry on 5April 2019, Regency Entertainment Psychagogiki Kai Touristiki and Elliniko Kazino Parnithas applied, in accordance with Article143 of the Rules of Procedure, to intervene jointly in support of the form of order sought by the Commission.
24On 3May 2019, the applicant lodged its observations on the joint application to intervene with the Court, objecting to its admissibility. The Commission did not submit observations on the application to intervene within the period prescribed.
25By order of 13November 2019, the President of the Sixth Chamber granted Regency Entertainment Psychagogiki Kai Touristiki and Elliniko Kazino Parnithas leave to intervene in support of the form of order sought by the Commission.
26On 9January 2020, the interveners, Regency Entertainment Psychagogiki Kai Touristiki and Elliniko Kazino Parnithas, lodged the statement in intervention with the Court.
27On 20February 2020, the applicant lodged its observations on the statement in intervention with the Court.