Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 September 2013 —
Valeo Vision v Commission

(Case T‑457/11)

Application for annulment — Common Customs Tariff — Classification in the Combined Nomenclature — Tariff heading — Lack of individual concern — Regulatory act entailing implementing measures — Inadmissibility

1.                     Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Measures of direct and individual concern to them — Tariff classification rules — Whether applicant individually affected — Criteria (Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU; Commission Regulation No 603/2011) (see paras 39-44)

2.                     Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Meaning of ‘regulatory act’ in Article 263, fourth paragraph, TFEU — Any act of general scope for legislative measures — Tariff classification rules — Included — Act comprising implementing measures within the meaning of that treaty provision (Arts 263, fourth para., TFEU and 289(1) to (3) TFEU; Commission Regulation No 603/2011) (see paras 57, 72-75)

Re:

APPLICATION for the annulment of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 603/2011 of the Commission of 20 June 2011 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ 2011 L 163, p. 10).

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action as inadmissible.

2. Orders Valeo Vision to pay its own costs and those of the European Commission.