Order of the President of the General Court of 23 May 2016 —
Efler and Others v Commission
(Case T‑754/14 R)
Interim measures — Law governing the institutions — European citizens’ initiative — Refusal of registration — Application for interim measures — Inadmissibility
1. Application for interim measures — Interim measures — Aim — Full effectiveness of the future decision on the merits without prejudging its sense or depriving it of effect — Application seeking measures outside the scope of the main proceedings — Not permissible (Arts 256(1) TFEU, 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU) (see paras 19-22)
2. Application for interim measures — Interim measures — Application for interim measures in the context of an action for annulment of a negative decision — Application for an injunction prohibiting the Commission from submitting to the Council the draft of an international agreement with a view to adopting a decision on the signature of the latter — Application seeking measures outside the scope of the main proceedings — No particularly serious prima facie case constituted by manifest and serious illegality — Not permissible (Art. 279 TFEU) (see paras 25, 29, 30, 35-37)
3. Citizenship of the Union — Rights of the citizen — Presentation of a citizens’ initiative — Regulation No 211/2011 — Obligations on the Commission following registration of a proposal for a citizens’ initiative (European Parliament and Council Regulation No 211/2011, Arts 5(5), and 10(1)(c)) (see paras 26, 27, 32-34)
Re:
| APPLICATION for interim measures relating to Commission Decision C(2014) 6501 final of 10 September 2014 rejecting the request for registration of the citizens’ initiative ‘STOP TTIP’. |
Operative part
1. | | The application for interim measures is dismissed. |