Order — ECLI:EU:T:2015:821
Date: 2015-10-08
Language of the case: Greek
Subject matter: External relations;Common foreign and security policy
Procedure: Action for annulment - inadmissible;Application to intervene - decision unnecessary
Origin: Greece

Order of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 8 October 2015 — Agrotikos Synetairismos Profitis Ilias v Council (Case T‑731/14) Action for annulment — Common Foreign and Security Policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine — Lack of direct concern — Inadmissibility 1. Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Measures of direct and individual concern to them — Action by an entity promoting the general interests of a category of natural or legal persons — Admissibility — Condition — Locus standi of its members individually (Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU) (see paras 19, 20) 2. Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Regulatory acts — Acts not comprising implementing measures and concerning the applicant directly — Not directly concerned — Inadmissibility (Art. 230, fourth para., EC; Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU) (see paras 22, 25, 33) 3. Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Regulatory acts — Restrictive measures adopted in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine — Counter-measures adopted by Russia, prohibiting the importation of agricultural products from the EU — Action by an agricultural cooperative having its sales contracts cancelled by reason of the said counter-measures — Not directly concerned — Inadmissibility (Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU; Council Regulation No 833/2014; Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP) (see paras 26-31) Re: APPLICATION for annulment of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 229, p. 1). Operative part 1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible. 2. Agrotikos Synetairismos Profitis Ilias is ordered to bear its own costs and is ordered to pay the costs incurred by the Council of the European Union. 3. There is no need to rule on the application for leave to intervene submitted by the European Commission. 4. Agrotikos Synetairismos Profitis Ilias, the Council and the Commission are each ordered to bear their own costs in relation to the application for leave to intervene.