Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 November 2013 —
Mory and Others v Commission

(Case T‑545/12)

Action for annulment — State aid — Traditional and express couriers — Decision not to extend the obligation of repayment to the potential purchasers of the beneficiary in composition with creditors — No legal interest in bringing proceedings — Inadmissibility

Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Interest in bringing proceedings — Need for an actual and current interest — Action brought against a Commission decision concerning the question of detailed arrangements for recovering illegal and incompatible aid — Action brought by competitors of the beneficiary undertaking, placed in liquidation — Mere participation in the administrative procedure insufficient to give rise to an interest in bringing proceedings — No significant threat to the applicants’ market position — Uncertain future legal position — Potential annulment not connected to an action for compensation before the national courts — Hypothetical character of an action for compensation before the EU judicature — No interest in bringing proceedings — Inadmissibility (Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU; Council Regulation No 659/99, Art. 14) (see paras 26‑34, 37, 47‑50, 53, 59)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Decision C(2012) 2401 final of 4 April 2012, concerning the takeover of assets of the Sernam group as part of its composition with creditors.

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. There is no need to adjudicate on the applications of the French Republic and Calberson to intervene.

3. Mory SA, Mory Team and Superga Invest are ordered to bear their own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission.

4. The French Republic and Calberson, applicants for leave to intervene, are ordered to bear their own costs.