I henhold til procesreglementets artikel 69, stk. 3, første afsnit, der i medfør af samme reglements artikel 118 finder tilsvarende anvendelse i appelsager, kan Domstolen fordele sagens omkostninger eller bestemme, at hver part skal bære sine egne omkostninger.
Under the first subparagraph of Article 69(3) of the Rules of Procedure, applicable in appeal proceedings under Article 118 of those Rules, the Court may order that the costs should be shared or that the parties are to bear their own costs.