62023CO0221_INF
Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 5 October 2023 –NO v Commission
(Case C‑221/23 P)
(Appeal – Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Articles 101 and 102 TFEU – Conduct of a national professional body allegedly incompatible with the internal market – Complaint by a professional belonging to that body – Rejection by the European Commission – Article 265 TFEU – Action for failure to act – Dismissal by the General Court of the European Union – Appeal manifestly unfounded)
1.
Action for failure to act – Natural or legal persons – Admissibility criteria – Prior call to act – Essential procedural requirement – Inadmissibility
(Art. 265, second para. TFEU)
(see paragraph 36)
2.
Action for failure to act – Natural or legal persons – Actionable omissions – Refusal on the part of the Commission to initiate a procedure seeking to ascertain whether the rules of competition were infringed – Inadmissibility – Appropriate remedy – Action for annulment
(Arts 101, 102, 263 and 265 TFEU; Council Regulation No 1/2003)
(see paragraphs 39-41)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed as manifestly unfounded.
2.
NO shall bear his own costs.