62021TO0503_INF
Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 14 February 2022 –Lagardère, unité médico-sociale v Commission
(Case T‑503/21)
(Action for annulment – Regulation (EU) 2021/953 – EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate – Freedom of movement for persons – Restrictions – Incorrect designation of the defendant – Inadmissibility)
Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Identification of the defendant – Erroneous designation as defendant of a person other than the author of the contested measure – Inadmissibility – Limits – Factors allowing the defendant to be identified without difficulty – None – No obligation on the part of the General Court to identify the party against whom the application is made
(Art. 263, first para., TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76, first para., (c))
(see paras 16-21)
Operative part
1.
The action is dismissed as inadmissible.
2.
There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the applications to intervene submitted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.
3.
Lagardère, unité médico-sociale, shall pay the costs.
4.
The Parliament and the Council are to bear their own costs relating to their application to intervene.