Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 June 2012 —
Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann and Others v Commission

(Case T‑379/11)

Action for annulment — Environment — Directive 2003/87/EC — Allocation of free greenhouse gas emission allowances from 2013 — Commission decision determining the product benchmarks to apply for the calculation of the allocation of emission allowances — Article 263, fourth paragraph TFEU — Lack of individual concern — Regulatory act entailing implementing measures — Inadmissible

1.                     Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Measures of direct and individual concern to them — Individual concern — Criteria — Commission decision laying down transitional rules for the whole Union concerning the harmonised allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances — Action by an association representing the interests of the European steelmaking industry — Undertakings represented not individually affected — Inadmissibility (Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU; European Parliament and Council Directive No 2003/87, Art. 10a) (see paras 22, 23, 26-31)

2.                     Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Meaning of ‘regulatory act’ in Article 263, fourth paragraph, TFEU — Any act of general scope save for legislative measures — Commission decision laying down transitional rules for the whole Union concerning the harmonised allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances — Included — Act entailing implementing measures within the meaning of the said treaty provision (Arts 263, fourth para., TFEU, 267 TFEU and 289(1) to (3) TFEU; European Parliament and Council Directive No 2003/87, Arts 10a and 11(1)) (see paras 34-37, 48-50, 52)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Decision 2011/278/EU of 27 April 2011 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2011 L 130, p. 1).

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH, Rogesa — Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH, Salzgitter Flachstaht Gmbh, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, and voestalpine Stahl GmbH are ordered to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim relief.