Decision of the Regional Court in Gdańsk, 15th Civil Division of the 25th October 2021

The Regional Court in Gdańsk, 15th Civil Division, composed of:

The Regional Court in Gdańsk, 15th Civil Division in the following composition:

Presiding Judge:           SSO Joanna Baraniecka-Galińska

Judges:                            SSO Magdalena El-Hagin,

SSO Agnieszka Piotrowska

having examined on the 25th October  2021, in Gdańsk, in a closed session, the case brought by [data of 1 person] acting as the representative of the group against the Bank for payment,

decides:

to order the publication in the press of an announcement of the initiation of group proceedings by requesting the publisher of the daily newspaper to publish the following announcement:

“Group proceedings have been initiated before the Regional Court in Gdańsk, 15th Civil Division, pursuant to the Act of the 17th December 2009 on Pursuing Claims in Group Proceedings (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2020, item 446) against the Bank for payment, file reference number XV C 871/18. [Data of 1 person] as the representative of the group, requested that the defendant be ordered to pay specific amounts to the members of the subgroups as compensation for the damage caused by the defendant’s improper performance of its duties as depositary in relation to the fund operating under the name which led to a decrease in the value of the fund’s investment certificate from a nominal amount of PLN 97 to PLN 11.42, which was paid to the Fund’s participants after its liquidation on the 22nd December  2017.

The improper conduct took the form of actions involving a conflict of interest. According to the plaintiff, the defendant took these actions deliberately, together with the entity managing the Fund, i.e. […] (an indirect subsidiary of the defendant). Each member of the group purchased and paid for a certificate of the Fund’s investment series in the amount of PLN 97 per certificate and incurred the costs of issuing the certificates in the amount of up to PLN 3 per certificate. As a result of the liquidation of the Fund, each member of the group received PLN 11.42 per certificate as settlement. The compensation claimed on behalf of each member of the group was calculated as the product of the number of certificates held on the date of liquidation and the difference between the amount invested and the amount returned (PLN 100 – PLN 11.42). The claims of the group members were consolidated into 62 subgroups.

Any person whose claim may be covered by this group proceedings may join the case by submitting a written statement of joining the group within a strict deadline of three months from the date of publication of this announcement and sending it to the group representative [details of 1 person], address for service: […].

Joining the group after the above deadline is not permitted.

Submitting a declaration of joining the group is tantamount to consenting to [name of person] acting as the group representative and to the rules of remuneration for the representative. The remuneration of the representative is calculated as the product of the number of investment certificates held by the group member and the amount of PLN 2 plus VAT in the case of joining the group before bringing an action against the Bank, PLN 2.50 plus VAT in the case of joining the group after the lawsuit has been filed and before the court has issued a decision to hear the case in group proceedings, PLN 3.00 plus VAT in the case of joining the group after the decision to hear the case in group proceedings has been issued and before the decision on the composition of the group has been issued, and is reduced by the remuneration paid to the Law Firm by the group member for the complaint to the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. In the event of a final judgment in favor of a group member for a specific amount or the conclusion of a settlement for such an amount, the attorney shall be entitled to remuneration in the amount of 8% of that amount, reduced by the remuneration paid to the Law Firm by the group member for the complaint to the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.

A final judgment is binding on all members of the group, i.e. persons who, before the deadline specified in this announcement, send a signed statement of accession to the group representative and are included in the list drawn up by the claimant and subsequently in the statement specifying the composition of the group.”


Decision of the Regional Court in Warsaw, 3rd Civil Division of the 21st December 2023

The Regional Court in Warsaw, 3rd Civil Division, in the following composition:

Presiding Judge:           SSO Rafał Schmidt

Judges:                           SSO Joanna Kruczkowska,

SSO Kamila Grajewska

having examined on the 21st December  2023 in Warsaw at a closed session the case brought by M.D. against (…) sp. z o.o. with its registered office in G. for payment regarding the approval of a settlement and discontinuation of proceedings, hereby decides:

  1. to grant an enforcement clause in favor of M.D. with regard to point 1 (first) of the settlement agreement concluded before mediators J.M. and A.J. on the 23rd November 2023 by the parties: M.D. (as the representative of the group) and (…) sp. z o.o. with its registered office in G.;
  2. to approve the remainder of the settlement concluded before mediators J.M. and A.J. on the 23rd November 2023, by the parties: M.D. (as the representative of the group) and (…) sp. z o.o. with its registered office in G.;
  3. to discontinue the proceedings in this case, given the conclusion of the settlement before the mediator;
  4. to waive the mutual costs of the proceedings between the parties;
  5. on the basis of Article 79(1)(2)(a) and (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure – to reimburse M.D. from the State Treasury – Regional Court in Warsaw the amount of PLN 1,123.50 (one thousand one hundred and twenty-three zlotys and fifty groszy) as reimbursement of three quarters of the court fee paid for the statement of claim in the group proceedings;
  6. the expenses incurred in the case, temporarily covered from public funds, shall be charged to the State Treasury.

Judgment of the Regional Court in Wrocław, 1st Civil Division of the 11th January 2024

  1. The amount of damage should be determined based on the ratio of the value of the lost part of the service to the value of the entire tourist event. As a rule, this should be assessed from the perspective of an average participant in an event with a specific purpose and program. In the event of difficulties in determining the damage, the court may apply the Article 322 of the Code of Civil Procedure which states that in a case for damages, if the court finds that it is impossible, extremely difficult or obviously pointless to prove the exact amount of the claim, it may award an appropriate sum in its judgment based on its assessment of all the circumstances of the case.
  2. The Frankfurt Table has not been implemented in Polish legislation, but it is not inadmissible for courts to refer to it. It is the main indicator helpful in calculating the amount of compensation for non-performance or improper performance of a tourist service.
  3. The claim for compensation is strictly individualized, but circumstances such as the purpose of the trip (e.g., a honeymoon or anniversary trip), traveling with a small child, or traveling while pregnant are of little significance.

 

The Court of Appeal in Wrocław, 1st Civil Division, in the following compositionf:

Presiding Judge: SSA Adam Jewgraf

having examined at a hearing on the 11th January 2024 in Wrocław, the case brought by [details of 21 members of the group] against (…) Sp. z o. o. in O. for payment

as a result of the defendant’s appeal against the judgment of the Regional Court in Opole of the 5th September 2022, file ref. no. I C 235/19,

  1. dismisses the appeal;
  2. orders the defendant to pay the plaintiffs, through the representative of the group E. L., PLN 4,050 as reimbursement of the costs of the appeal proceedings.

Decision of the Regional Court in Krakow, 1st Civil Division of the 23rd July 2020

The Regional Court in Krakow, 1st Civil Division, in the following composition:

Presiding Judge:           Judge Edyta Barańska (rapporteur)

Judges:                           SSO Barbara Wypchło-Grymek,

SSO Izabela Fountoukidis

 

having examined on the 23rd July 2020 in Krakow, at a closed session, the case brought by G. S. (1), representative of the group consisting of K. H. (formerly B.), J. H., A. C., Z. C., M. P., H. K., N. S., O. B., K. K., R. K., A. K., R. S. against Klub (…) Sp. z o.o. Sp. k. in K. for damages, hereby decides:

to order the announcement of the initiation of group proceedings

  1. The Regional Court in Krakow, 1st Civil Division announces the initiation of group proceedings in case no. I C 193/19, brought by G. S. (1) – the representative of the group consisting of: K. H. (formerly B.), J. H., A. C., Z. C., M. P., H. K., N. S., O. B., K. K., R. K., A. K., R. S. , against Klub (…) Sp. z o.o. Sp. k. in K., for compensation in connection with the tourist event “Africa in the color of ebony” held on 4-25th August 2017. The court hereby informs that persons whose claims may be covered by the proceedings may join the group by submitting a written statement of joining the group to the group representative G. S. (2), residing at (…)-(…) K., ul (…), within one month from the date of the announcement. Joining the group after the deadline is not allowed. The attorney’s fee for conducting proceedings before the court of the first instance is PLN 500 from each member of the group, and PLN 200 from each member of the group before the court of the second instance. The judgment is binding on all members of the group.
  2. The announcement shall be published on the website of the Public Information Bulletin of the Regional Court in Krakow and on the website of the representative of the Group, legal advisor D. W.

Judgment of the Regional Court in Wrocław, 1st Civil Division, of the 24th June 2024

The Regional Court in Wrocław, 1st Civil Division, composed of the following:

Presiding Judge:         SSO Rafał Cieszyński

Judges:                           SSO Aneta Fiałkowska-Sobczyk,

SSO Sławomir Urbaniak

having examined in closed session on June 24, 2024, in Wrocław, the case brought by the Municipal Consumer Ombudsman in (…) W. (group representative) against (…) Bank (…) S.A. with its registered office in W. for a declaration

  1. determines that the defendant (…) Bank (…) S.A. with its registered office in W. is liable to the Members of the Group: [data of 483 members of the group]

–    for the use of prohibited provisions in the model agreements entitled “Housing loan agreement (…) concluded in 2006-2009 by (…) Bank S.A. with its registered office in W. with the Group Members, which were included in:

–    § 2(2) of the agreements: “The amount of the loan denominated (indexed) in CHF or the loan tranche shall be determined according to the foreign exchange buying rate for the above-mentioned currency in accordance with the “Exchange Rate Table” applicable at the Bank on the date of use of the loan or loan tranche.”;

–    § 4(1a) of the agreements: “The loan is used in PLN, with the loan amount converted at the foreign exchange buying rate for CHF in accordance with the “Exchange Rate Table” applicable at the Bank on the date of use of the loan”;

–    § 9(2) of the agreements: “After the loan period, the Borrower undertakes to repay the loan together with interest in (…) monthly installments on the (…) day of each month, starting from (…). The amount of principal and interest installments is specified in CHF. Principal and interest installments are repaid in PLN after conversion of principal and interest installments at the CHF selling rate in accordance with the “Exchange Rate Table” applicable at the Bank on the repayment date. The amount of principal and interest installments in PLN depends on the foreign exchange selling rate for CHF applicable at the Bank on the repayment date, and thus a change in the above-mentioned exchange rate affects the final amount of the loan repaid by the Borrower”;

  1. dismisses the further claim;

III. awards the claimant PLN 25,000 in legal representation costs from the defendant, together with statutory interest for delay in payment calculated from the date on which the judgment becomes final.


Judgment of the Regional Court in Łódź, 1st Civil Division of the 6th November 2024

  1. The court concluded that the only acceptable resolution of the claims of the remaining members of the group was to discontinue the proceedings in respect of those claims pursuant to Article 355 of the Code of Civil Procedure in conjunction with Article 24(1) of the Act on Pursuing Claims in Group Proceedings , as it had become unnecessary to issue a judgment in this regard (in case of persons who had entered into settlements with the defendant) and inadmissible (in case of persons who had obtained final judgments in separate cases). In the court’s opinion, however, it was inadmissible to issue a ruling on the removal of persons from lists 2 and 3 of the group, s as the Article 17(3) of the Act on Pursuing Claims in Group Proceedings is unambiguous and does not provide a possibility of changing the composition of the group after it has been finally established.

The Regional Court in Łódź, 1st Civil Division, in the following composition:

Presiding Judge:            SSO Paweł Barański

Judges:                            SSO Katarzyna Wesołowska-Zbudniewek,

SSO Anna Jóźwiak

having recognized on the 15th October 2024, in Łódź at the hearing the case brought by the Municipal Consumer Ombudsman in W., acting on behalf of the members of the group specified in the three lists attached to the judgment against (…) Spółka Akcyjna with its registered office in W., for a declaration

  1. rules to discontinue the proceedings with regard to the claims of the members of the group listed in list No. 2 and list No. 3;
  2. declares that the mortgage loan agreements indexed to the Swiss franc exchange rate ((…)), concluded by (…) Spółka Akcyjna with its registered office in W. (formerly (…)Spółka Akcyjna with its registered office in W.) with the members of the group listed in list No. 1 are invalid in their entirety;
  3. orders (…) Spółka Akcyjna with its registered office in W. to pay the Municipal Consumer Ombudsman in W. the amount of PLN 101,900 (one hundred and one thousand nine hundred zlotys) as reimbursement of the costs of the proceedings, together with statutory interest for a delay from the date on which the judgment becomes final until the date of payment.

Judgment of the Regional Court in Warsaw, 3rd Civil Division, dated 17th February 2020

  1. Article 474 of the Civil Code stipulates that the debtor is liable for his own actions or omissions, so as a rule, when fault can be attributed to third parties (presumed on the basis of Article 471 of the Civil Code) consisting in failure to exercise due diligence (Article 472 of the Civil Code). As a result, this leads to a tightening of the debtor’s liability, which has been shaped in the provision in question on the basis of risk, as a result of which the debtor cannot evade liability by invoking the absence of fault on his part, in particular by pointing out that he exercised due diligence in selecting the person or in supervising the performance of the obligation by that person.
  2. The literature on the subject raises doubts as to whether the defendant will be obliged to reimburse the claimant for the costs of legal representation in the amount specified in Article 5 of the Act on Pursuing Claims in Group Proceedings, or the costs of legal representation in the amount resulting from the Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 22nd October 2015 on Fees for the Serices of Legal Consels. Considering that, pursuant to Article 98 § 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the necessary costs of the proceedings of a party represented by an attorney include remuneration, but not higher than the rates specified in separate regulations, the court is of the opinion that it should be assumed that the limit of the defendant’s liability is determined by the provisions of the Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 22nd October 2015 on Fees for the Services of Legal Counsels. The provisions of Article 5 of the Act on Pursuing Claims in Group Proceedings do not contain “separate provisions” concerning the rules for reimbursement of litigation costs, and therefore it is not possible on their basis to oblige the defendant to reimburse the plaintiff for litigation costs that significantly exceed the minimum rates of fees for the services of legal counsels.

The Regional Court in Warsaw, 3rd Civil Division, composed of:

Presiding Judge:            Joanna Kruczkowska, Regional Court Judge

Judges:                            Joanna Bitner, Regional Court Judge;

Andrzej Lipiński, District Court Judge (delegated)

having examined on 16th January 2020, in Warsaw, at a hearing, the case brought by A. R. (1) – representative of the group against (…) Union (…) in W. for payment,

  1. awards from (…) Union (…) in W. in favor of all members of the subgroups in this group proceeding the amounts due to each of them – according to the list attached to the judgment;
  2. dismisses the remainder of the claim;
  3. orders (…) Union (…) in W. to bear the entire costs of the proceedings, leaving the detailed calculation of these costs to the court clerk after the judgment becomes final, with the remuneration of the plaintiff’s representative being calculated at twice the minimum rate.

Decision of the Regional Court in Warsaw 1st Civil Division of 7th June 2019

  1. Pursuant to Article 12 of Act of 17 December 2009 on pursuing claims in group proceedings, entitled person shall determine his demand, indicate circumstances justifying belonging to a group and provide evidence in a declaration on joining the group. A group representative prepares a list of persons who joined a group and submits it to the court with declarations on joining the group. The court delivers the list to the defendant.
  2. Pursuant to Article 17.1. of Act of 17 December 2009 on pursuing claims in group proceedings, after the expiry of the time limit set by the court, not less than one month as of the date of service of the allegations against membership to the claimant, the court shall order a decision on the composition of the group. A court may issue a decision at a session in camera.

The Regional Court in Warsaw 1st Civil Division in the following ruling bench:

Presiding judge:            Ewa Ligoń-Krawczyk, Regional Court Judge (rapporteur)

Judges:                            Rafał Wagner, Regional Court Judge

                                         Jacek Bajak, Regional Court Judge

having examined on 7th June 2019 in Warsaw at the hearing in camera the action filed by Municipal Consumer Ombudsman (…) in W. against Towarzystwo (…) S.A. with its registered office in W. for payment,

hereby decides to:

pursuant to Article 17.1 of Act of 17 December 2009 on pursuing claims in group proceedings establish that the group, represented by Municipal Consumer Ombudsman (…) W., stipulated in Decision of Regional Court in Warsaw 1st Civil Division of 7th September 2018, also includes the following persons: [data of 52 persons].


Decision of the Regional Court in Warsaw, 3rd Civil Division of 29th May 2017

The Court of Appeals in Warsaw, 1st Civil Division in the following ruling bench:

Presiding Judge:        Grzegorz Chmiel, Regional Court Judge

Judges:                        Joanna Bitner, Regional Court Judge,

                                     Ewa Jończyk, Regional Court Judge

having examined on 29th May 2017 in Warsaw at the hearing in camera the case filed by K.K. as the group representative against the Housing Association (…) in W. for payment

with regard to the amendment of the decision of 24th January 2017 on establishing group membership on the basis of article 17(1) of the Act of 17th December 2009 on pursuing claims in group proceedings (case file, p. 1483 et seq.)

hereby decides to:

  1. correct an obvious inaccuracy in the presentation of the parties by putting (…) instead of (…) as subgroup V members;
  2. correct an obvious inaccuracy in the presentation of the parties by putting “M. J., A. K.” instead of “M. J., A. K., A. W., P. W.” as subgroup X members;
  3. correct an obvious inaccuracy in point 10 of the decision by putting “M. J., A. K.” instead of “M. J., A. K., A. W., P. W.” as subgroup X members;
  4. correct an obvious inaccuracy by adding “subgroup XI A. W., P. W.”, after the indication of subgroup X members in the presentation of the parties;
  5. correct an obvious inaccuracy by adding point 11 followed by words “subgroup XI consisting of – W., P. W.” to the decision, after point 10.

Decision of the Regional Court in Warsaw 25th Civil Division of 28th April 2020

  1. In charges regarding the group membership the defendant should focus on proving that a specific person cannot obtain a group member status. Therefore the charges shall show, as was already said above, that the claim of a specific person (persons) does not have the characteristics of a specific group or does not present a factual link to the claims of other group members or that it is not of the same kind as the group claim. What is important, the defendant’s statements, according to generally applicable procedural rules, shall be proved in a proper manner by presenting relevant evidence.

The Regional Court in Warsaw 25th Civil Division in the following ruling bench:

Presiding Judge: Anna Pogorzelska, Regional Court Judge

having examined on 28th April 2020 in Warsaw at the hearing in camera the group action filed by the District Consumer Ombudsman in District (…) against (…) S.A. with its registered office in W. for payment on the composition of the group

decides to:

  1. on the basis of Article 17 of the Act on Pursuing Claims in Group Proceedings determine the composition of the group and its division into subgroups which shall include the following persons:
  • subgroup 1: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 1,785.35)
  • subgroup 2: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 2,3788.06)
  • subgroup 3: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 2,940.19)
  • subgroup 4: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 3,330.17)
  • subgroup 5: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 3,409.07)
  • subgroup 6: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 3,591.32)
  • subgroup 7: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 3,834.91)
  • subgroup 8: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 4,587.63)
  • subgroup 9: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 5,440.21)
  • subgroup 10: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 6,171.05)
  • subgroup 11: [data of 4 group members] (PLN 6,661.92)
  • subgroup 12: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 7,083.43)
  • subgroup 13: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 7,218.11)
  • subgroup 14: [data of 4 group members] (PLN 7,387.30)
  • subgroup 15: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 7,554.46)
  • subgroup 16: [data of 6 group members] (PLN 7,554.54)
  • subgroup 17: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 7,702.63)
  • subgroup 18: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 7,733.94)
  • subgroup 19: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 7,930.64)
  • subgroup 20: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 8,166.72)
  • subgroup 21: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 8,420.27)
  • subgroup 22: [data of 6 group members] (PLN 9,141.55)
  • subgroup 23: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 10,223.96)
  • subgroup 24: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 10,534.55)
  • subgroup 25: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 10,725.08)
  • subgroup 26: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 10,801.59)
  • subgroup 27: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 10,953.80)
  • subgroup 28: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 11,112.98)
  • subgroup 29: [data of 2 people] (PLN 11,501.08)
  • subgroup 30: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 11,501.12)
  • subgroup 31: [data of 4 group members] (PLN 11,646.00)
  • subgroup 32: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 12,112.63)
  • subgroup 33: [data of 5 group members] (PLN 12,369.30)
  • subgroup 34: [data of 4 group members] (PLN 13,579.64)
  • subgroup 35: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 13,883.94)
  • subgroup 36: [data of 4 group members] (PLN 13,903.29)
  • subgroup 37: [data of 3 people] (PLN 14,063.05)
  • subgroup 38: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 14,497.37)
  • subgroup 39: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 14,830.64)
  • subgroup 40: [data of 4 group members] (PLN 14,908.01)
  • subgroup 41: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 15,455.76)
  • subgroup 42:  [data of 2 group members] (PLN 15,829.14)
  • subgroup 43: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 16,128.52)
  • subgroup 44: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 16,427.42)
  • subgroup 45: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 16,567.35)
  • subgroup 46: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 16,764.51)
  • subgroup 47: [data of 4 group members] (PLN 17,971.13)
  • subgroup 48: [data of 4 group members] (PLN 18,598.24)
  • subgroup 49: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 18,988.53)
  • subgroup 50: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 19,821.13)
  • subgroup 51: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 20,806.51)
  • subgroup 52: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 21,109.69)
  • subgroup 53: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 21,760.75)
  • subgroup 54: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 22,146.13)
  • subgroup 55: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 23,139.44)
  • subgroup 56: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 23,511.12)
  • subgroup 57: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 25,155.11)
  • subgroup 58: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 28,343.42)
  • subgroup 59: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 32,726.27)
  • subgroup 60: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 34,796.52)
  • subgroup 61: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 36,337.83)
  • subgroup 62: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 44,540.22)
  • subgroup 63: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 54,094.36)
  • subgroup 64: [data of 4 group members] (PLN 63,054.54)
  • subgroup 65: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 66,360.70)
  • subgroup 66: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 87,692.94)
  • subgroup 67: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 8,894.45)
  • subgroup 68: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 9,334.29)
  • subgroup 69: [data of 1 group member] (PLN 17,004.60)
  • subgroup 70: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 17,172.07)
  • subgroup 71: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 17,688.12)
  • subgroup 72: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 17,964.84)
  • subgroup 73: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 28,494.19)
  • subgroup 74: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 33,587.43)
  • subgroup 75: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 55,363.92)
  • subgroup 76: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 155,940.72)
  • subgroup 77: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 4,103.83)
  • subgroup 78: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 14,397.49)
  • subgroup 79: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 5,659.78)
  • subgroup 80: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 8,605.62)
  • subgroup 81: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 9,519.14)
  • subgroup 82: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 10,061.31)
  • subgroup 83: [data of 1 group member] (PLN 18,048.05)
  • subgroup 84: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 31,194.08)
  • subgroup 85: [data of 2 group members] (PLN 35,929.29)
  • subgroup 86: [data of 3 group members] (PLN 58,691.95)
  • subgroup 87: [data of 1 group member] (PLN 39,770.92)

2. refuse to grant the status of a group member to the following persons: [data of 27 people].