62023CO0138_INF
Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 27 October 2023 –British Airways v Commission
(Case C‑138/23 P)
(Appeal – Action for annulment and for damages – Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Market for airfreight – Decision relating to proceedings under Article 101 TFEU, Article 53 of the EEA Agreement and Article 8 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport – Annulment by the General Court – Repayment by the European Commission of the principal amount of the fine without interest – Claim by the appellant for interest and compound interest – Remedies – Article 266 TFEU – Failure of the Commission to take a measure necessary to comply with a judgment annulling one of its decisions – Action for damages – Second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU – Limitation period – Article 263 TFEU – Time limit for bringing proceedings – Act confirming a previous measure – Inadmissibility – Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded)
1.
Appeal –Grounds –Grounds which are manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded – Dismissal at any point, by reasoned order, without an oral procedure
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 181)
(see paragraphs 25, 26)
2.
Action for annulment – Judgment annulling a measure – Effects – Obligation to implement – Challenge concerning the compliance measures adopted by the institution concerned – No remedy based on Article 266 TFEU – Possibility for individuals to rely on their rights by means of an action for annulment, an action for failure to act or an action for non-contractual liability
(Arts 256(1), 263, 266, first para., 268 and 340, second para., TFEU)
(see paragraphs 35, 36, 42, 43)
3.
Appeal –Grounds – Mere repetition of the pleas and arguments put forward before the General Court – Error of law relied on not identified – Inadmissibility
(Art. 256(1), TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 168(1)(d))
(see paragraphs 37-40, 59)
4.
Actions for damages – Limitation period – Starting point of the limitation period – Liability for an individual measure – Date on which the harmful effects of the measure with regard to the person concerned became apparent – Account taken of a subjective assessment of the reality of the damage – Not permissible
(Art. 340(2), TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 46)
(see paragraphs 53, 54, 57, 58, 60)
5.
Action for annulment – Action against a decision merely confirming a previous decision – Inadmissibility – Concept of confirmatory decision
(Art. 263 TFEU)
(see paragraphs 68, 69, 71)
6.
Judicial proceedings – Time limits for instituting proceedings – Time-barred – Excusable error – Concept – Scope
(see paragraphs 73, 74)
7.
Judicial proceedings – Obligation on the General Court to commence the oral procedure before ruling on an objection of inadmissibility –None
(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 130(7))
(see paragraph 78)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed as being in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded.
2.
British Airways plc shall bear its own costs.