Order of the President of the General Court of 24 January 2011 -
   Rubinetterie Teorema v Commission

   (Case T-370/10 R)

   Application for interim measures - Competition - Decision of the
   Commission to impose a fine - Bank guarantee - Application for
   suspension of application - Financial harm - Lack of exceptional
   circumstances - Lack of urgency

   1.                     Applications for interim measures - Suspension
   of operation of a measure - Interim measures - Conditions for granting
   - Prima facie case - Urgency - Serious and irreparable damage -
   Cumulative nature - Weighing-up of the interests - Discretion of the
   judge dealing with the application for interim relief (Arts 256(1)
   TFEU, 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court,
   Art. 104(2)) (see paras 10-12)

   2.                     Applications for interim measures - Suspension
   of operation of a measure - Conditions for granting - Urgency - Serious
   and irreparable damage - Burden of proof - Financial loss - Situation
   which could jeopardise the existence of the applicant company -
   Assessment having regard to the situation of the group to which the
   applicant company belongs (Art. 278 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the
   General Court, Art. 104(2)) (see paras 28-33, 36-38)

   3.                     Applications for interim measures - Suspension
   of operation of a measure - Suspension of the obligation to constitute
   a bank guarantee as a condition for not proceeding to immediate
   recovery of a fine imposed for breach of the competition rules -
   Conditions for granting - Exceptional circumstances - Taking into
   account the situation of the group to which the undertaking belongs and
   of its shareholders - Burden of proof (Art. 278 TFEU; Rules of
   Procedure of the General Court, Art. 104(2)) (see paras 41-43)

   Re:

   APPLICATION for suspension of application of Commission Decision
   C(2010) 4185 final of 23 June 2010 relating to a proceeding pursuant to
   Article 101 [TFEU] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39092
   - Bathroom fittings and fixtures).

   Operative part

   1.

   The application for interim measures is dismissed.

   2.

   Costs are reserved.