823/18P
26On 27December 2018, the Commission lodged an appeal against the judgment of 18October 2018, GEA Group v Commission (T‑640/16, EU:T:2018:700).
27By judgment of 25November 2020, Commission v GEA Group (C‑823/18P, EU:C:2020:955), the Court of Justice set aside the judgment of 18October 2018, GEA Group v Commission (T‑640/16, EU:T:2018:700), and referred the case back to the General Court. First, the Court of Justice held that the General Court had erred in law when it held that the Commission had not complied with its obligations under the principle of equal treatment. Second, the Court of Justice held that the General Court had erred in law in holding that the time limit for payment of the fines could be determined only from the date of receipt of notification of the 2016 decision.