Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:252
Date: 2017-04-05
Language of the case: German
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Provisions governing the Institutions
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Austria;Cyprus;Germany;United Kingdom;Netherlands;Romania

summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based — Pleas in law not set out in the application — General reference to documents annexed to the application (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 44(1)(c)) (see para. 15) 2. Citizenship of the Union — Rights of the citizen — Presentation of a citizens’ initiative — Regulation No 211/2011 — Conditions for registration — Information having to accompany a proposal — Information on the subject-matter, aims and context (European Parliament and Council Regulation No 211/2011, Art. 4 and Annex II) (see para. 30) 3. EU law — Principles — Account to be taken of animal welfare — Obligation to take account of the requirements of animal welfare in the formulation and implementation of EU policy — Scope (Art. 13 TFEU) (see paras 36-39, 43) Re: ACTION pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2014) 2119 final of 26 March 2014 rejecting the request for registration of the proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Ethics for Animals and Kids. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders HB and the other applicants whose names are set out in the annex to pay the costs.