Order of the General Court of 15 October 2013 – Andechser Molkerei Scheitz v Commission
(Case T-13/12) 1
(Application for annulment and compensation – Public health – List of food additives authorised in foodstuffs – Steviol glycosides – Application inadmissible or manifestly unfounded)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Andechser Molkerei Scheitz GmbH (Andechs, Germany) (represented by: H. Schmidt, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: S. Grünheid and P. Ondrůšek, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Regulation (EU) No 1131/2011 of the Commission of 11 November 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to steviol glycosides (OJ 2011 L 295, p. 205), in so far as it authorises the use of steviol glycosides extracted from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant only as food additives and not as vegetable ingredients of agricultural origin or as aromatic preparations, and a claim for compensation.
Operative part of the order
1. The application is dismissed.
2. Andechser Molkerei Scheitz GmbH is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Commission.
____________1 OJ C 89, 24.3.2012.