62020TO0613_INF
Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 5 October 2021 –Junqueras i Vies v Parliament
(Case T‑613/20)
(Action for annulment – Acknowledgement by the Parliament of the election of a Member of the European Parliament as a result of another parliamentary seat becoming vacant – Locus standi – Concept of ‘addressee’ of a decision – Lack of direct concern – No regulatory act of general application – Inadmissibility)
1.
Action for annulment – Application brought by the natural or legal person to whom the contested measure is addressed – Notion of addressee – Mere reference to the person’s name in that decision – Precluded
(Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU)
(see paras 26, 28)
2.
Action for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Measures of direct and individual concern to them – Whether directly concerned – Criteria – Acknowledgement by the Parliament of the election of a Member of the European Parliament as a result of another parliamentary seat becoming vacant – No direct effect on the applicant’s legal position – Lack of individual concern – Inadmissibility
(Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU)
(see paras 33-35)
3.
Action for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Regulatory acts – Acts not entailing implementing measures and concerning the applicant directly – Conditions cumulative in nature – Act not directly affecting the applicant – Inadmissibility
(Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU)
(see para. 63)
Operative part
1.
The action is dismissed as inadmissible.
2.
There is no need to adjudicate on the application for leave to intervene made by the Kingdom of Spain.
3.
Mr Oriol Junqueras i Vies shall pay the costs.
4.
The Kingdom of Spain shall bear the costs relating to its application for leave to intervene.