Če je pritožba, ki jo vložita država članica ali institucija Unije, ki se nista vstopili v postopek pred Sodiščem splošne pristojnosti, utemeljena, lahko Sodišče, če meni, da je to potrebno, navede, kateri učinki razveljavljene odločbe Sodišča splošne pristojnosti naj se za stranke v postopku štejejo za dokončne.
When an appeal brought by a Member State or an institution of the Union, which did not intervene in the proceedings before the General Court, is well founded, the Court of Justice may, if it considers this necessary, state which of the effects of the decision of the General Court which has been quashed shall be considered as definitive in respect of the parties to the litigation.