62022TO0101(01)_INF
Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 October 2022 –OG and Others v Commission
(Case T‑101/22) (
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(Action for annulment – Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/503 – Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2288 – Regulation (EU) 2021/953 – EU Digital COVID Certificate – Freedom of movement for persons – Restrictions – Lack of direct concern – Inadmissibility)
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Action for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Measures of direct and individual concern to them – Direct concern – Criteria – Rules establishing a standard acceptance period of 270 days for vaccination certificates indicating the completion of the primary vaccination course against COVID-19 – Action brought by private individuals – No direct concern – Inadmissibility
(Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU; Commission Regulations 2021/2288 and 2022/503)
(see paragraphs 4-16)
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Fundamental rights – Right to effective judicial protection – Review of legality of EU measures – Procedures – Protection of that right by the EU judicature or by the national courts according to the legal nature of the contested measure – Possibility of using an annulment action or reference for a preliminary ruling on validity
(Arts 263, 267 and 277 TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 47)
(see paragraphs 17, 18)
Operative part
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The action is dismissed as inadmissible.
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OG and Others shall bear their own costs and shall pay the costs incurred by the European Commission, including those relating to the interlocutory proceedings before the Court.
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)	OJ C 165, 19.4.2022.