Order of the General Court of 24 June 2014 — PPG and SNF v ECHA
(Case T-1/10 RENV) 1
(Action for annulment — REACH — Identification of acrylamide as a substance of very high concern — Lack of direct concern — Inadmissibility)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Polyelectrolyte Producers Group GEIE (PPG) (Brussels, Belgium), and SNF SAS (Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France) (represented initially by: K. Van Maldegem and R. Cana, and subsequently by R. Cana, lawyers)
Defendant: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (represented by: M. Heikkilä, W. Broere and T. Zbihlej, acting as Agents, assisted by J. Stuyck and A.-M. Vandromme, lawyers)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: B. Koopman, acting as Agent); and European Commission (represented by: E. Manhaeve and K. Talabér-Ritz, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of the decision of ECHA identifying acrylamide (EC No 201-173-7) as a substance fulfilling the criteria referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ 2006 L 396, p. 1), pursuant to Article 59 of that regulation.
Operative part of the order
The action is dismissed as inadmissible.
Polyelectrolyte Producers Group GEIE (PPG) and SNF SAS shall bear their own costs and pay those incurred by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
SNF shall pay the costs relating to the proceedings for interim measures.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Commission shall bear their own costs.
________________________1 OJ C 63, 13.3.2010.