Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 8 February 2023 –PBL and WA v Commission
(Case T‑538/21) (1)
(State aid – Aid to a football club – Refusal to register a complaint lodged by one of the members of a football club – Status of interested party)
1.      Action for annulment – Jurisdiction of the EU judicature – Request that directions be issued to an institution – Inadmissibility
(Art. 263 TFEU)
(see paragraph 11)
2.      Aid granted by a Member State – Examination by the Commission – Administrative procedure – Person concerned for the purposes of Article 108(2) TFEU – Aid to a football club – Natural person who is both a member of the football club and of an association of supporters of that club – Need for that person to demonstrate the specific impact of the aid on his or her situation
(Art. 108(2) TFEU; Council Regulation No 2015/1589, Art. 1(h))
(see paragraphs 22-35, 39-49)
3.      Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Identification of the subject matter of the dispute – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Unambiguous wording of the form of order sought by the applicant
(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d))
(see paragraph 36)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Penya Barça Lyon: Plus que des supporters (PBL) and WA to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures.
1 OJ C 431, 25.10.2021.