Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 10 November 2014 —
Czech Republic v Commission

(Case T‑27/14)

Action for annulment — Internal market in natural gas — Article 22 of Directive 2003/55 EC — Letter from the Commission requesting a regulatory authority to annul its decision relating to the grant of a derogation — Measure not subject to review — Inadmissibility

1.                     Actions for annulment — Actionable measures — Concept — Measures producing binding legal effects — Preparatory measures — Letter sent by the Commission to a national regulatory authority in the context of the procedure under Article 22(4) of Directive 2003/55 — Not included (Art. 263 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/55, Art. 22(4)) (see para. 17)

2.                     Acts of the institutions — Presumption of validity — Non-existent measure — Concept (Art. 288 TFEU) (see para. 20)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of the decision allegedly contained in the Commission’s letter C(2013) 7221 final of 4 November 2013, addressed to the Czech Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the Czech Energy Regulatory Office, on the basis of Article 22(4) of Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (OJ 2003 L 176, p. 57).

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. The Czech Republic is ordered to bear its own costs and those incurred by the European Commission.