Order — ECLI:EU:T:2015:915
Date: 2015-11-23
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: State aids;Competition
Procedure: Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: Belgium

Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 23 November 2015 — EREF v Commission (Case T‑694/14) Action for annulment — Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 — Association — Members not directly concerned — Inadmissibility 1. Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Locus standi — Action brought by a trade association set up to protect and represent its members — Admissibility — Conditions (Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU) (see paras 13, 14) 2. Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Locus standi — Whether directly concerned — Criteria (Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU) (see paras 15-20) 3. Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Locus standi — Whether directly concerned — Criteria — Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 — Action brought by a trade association set up to protect and represent its members — Members not directly affected — Inadmissibility (Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU; Commission Notice 2014/C 200/01) (see paras 21-38) Re: ACTION for the annulment of the Communication from the Commission of 28 June 2014, entitled ‘Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020’ (OJ 2014 C 200, p. 1), concerning the assessment criteria of the compatibility with the internal market of State aid for energy from renewable sources. Operative part 1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible. 2. European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF) is ordered to pay its own costs and those incurred by the European Commission.