Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 March 2013 — Schönberger v Parliament

(Case T‑186/11)

Action for annulment — Right to petition — Petition addressed to the European Parliament — Petition declared admissible — Decision concluding the petition procedure — Measure not subject to review — Inadmissibility

Actions for annulment — Actionable measures — Concept — Measures producing binding legal effects — Measures altering the applicant’s legal situation — Decision of the Parliament’s Committee on Petitions ruling on the action to be taken on a petition declared admissible — Not included (Arts 227 TFEU and 263 TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 44; Internal Regulation of the European Parliament, Art. 202) (see paras 15, 18-23)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of the decision of the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions of 25 January 2011 which concluded the examination of the petition submitted by the applicant on 2 October 2010 (petition No 1188/2010), which had been declared admissible.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action as inadmissible;

2. Orders Mr Peter Schönberger to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament.