Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 10 March 2014 — Spirlea v Commission

(Case T‑518/12)

Action for annulment — Public health — Decision to bring an end to an EU pilot procedure — Closure of the file on a complaint — Failure to bring an action for failure to fulfil obligations — Inadmissibility

1.                     Actions for annulment — Actionable measures — Commission’s refusal to bring infringement proceedings — Not included (Arts 258 TFEU and 263, first para., TFEU) (see paras 18, 19, 24, 25, 32)

2.                     Actions for annulment — Actionable measures — Concept — Measures producing binding legal effects — Pre-litigation phase of infringement proceedings — Commission decision to close its file on a complaint — Not included (Arts 258, first para., TFEU and 263, first para., TFEU) (see paras 20, 23, 29)

3.                     Actions for failure to fulfil obligations — Right of the Commission to bring judicial proceedings — To be exercised at its discretion — Procedural position of plaintiffs different from that in a competition matter (Art. 258 TFEU; Council Regulation No 1/2003; Commission Regulation No 773/2004) (see para. 30)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of the Commission decision to bring an end to EU pilot procedure No 2070/11/SNCO, as referred to in the letter of 27 September 2012, sent to the applicants under reference SANCO/A2/AM/kva (2012) 1245353.

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. Darius Nicolai Spirlea and Mihaela Spirlea are ordered to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.

3. The Kingdom of Spain is ordered to bear its own costs.