Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 14 September 2015 —
Romania v Commission

(Case T‑784/14)

Action for annulment —European Union’s own resources — Financial liability of the Member States — Obligation to pay the Commission the amount corresponding to a loss of own resources — Amount of default interest — Letter from the Commission — Act not subject to appeal — Inadmissible

1.                     Actions for annulment — Actionable measures — Concept — Measures producing binding legal effects — Commission letter informally calling on Member State to place traditional own resources at the disposal of the EU budget — Not included — Letter not producing binding legal effects — Application inadmissible (Art. 263 TFEU; Council Regulation No 1150/2000; Council Decision 2007/436) (see paras 20-22, 31-44, 54, 57)

2.                     Own resources of the European Union — Establishment and making available by the Member States — Responsibility of the Member States — Scope (Council Regulation No 1150/2000, Arts 2(1), 9(1), and 17(1) and (2); Council Decision 2007/436, Arts 2(1)(a), and 8(1)) (see paras 24-30)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of the decision allegedly made by the Commission’s Directorate-General for Budget contained in the letter BUDG/B/03MV D (2014) 3079038 of 19 September 2014, by which the Commission ordered Romania to provide it with the gross amount of EUR 14 883.79 (from which 25% should be deducted for collection costs) corresponding to a loss of traditional own resources, at the latest on the first working day following the nineteenth day of the second month following the dispatch of that letter.

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed.

2. There is no need to adjudicate on the applications for leave to intervene by the Slovak Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany.

3. Romania is ordered to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the Commission.

4. Romania, the Commission, the Slovak Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany are ordered each to bear their own costs relating to the applications for leave to intervene.