Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 22 June 2015 — In vivo v Commission

(Case T‑690/13)

Action for failure to act — Refusal of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to open an external investigation — Position defined — Application for directions to be issued — No direct concern — Inadmissibility

1.                     Actions for failure to act — Capacity to be a defendant — European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) — Not a body, office or agency of the EU — Omissions allegedly committed by OLAF in the context of its investigatory functions — Action to be regarded as directed against the Commission (Art. 265 TFEU; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 44(1); European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1073/1999, Art. 3; Commission Decision 1999/352) (see paras 14, 15)

2.                     Actions for failure to act — Position defined within the meaning of Article 265, second paragraph, TFEU before the action brought — Inadmissibility (Art. 265, second para., TFEU) (see paras 17-19)

3.                     Actions for failure to act — Natural or legal persons — Actionable omissions — Refusal of OLAF to open an external investigation — Not a challengeable act for the purposes of Article 263 TFEU — Inadmissibility (Arts 263 TFEU and 265 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1073/1999, Art. 3; Commission Decision 1999/352) (see paras 21-25)

4.                     Actions for failure to act — Jurisdiction of the EU judicature — Directions issued to an institution — Not permissible (Art. 265 TFEU) (see para. 31)

Re:

ACTION seeking a declaration by the General Court that the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) failed to act in refusing to open an external investigation and an order that it remedy the situation.

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. In vivo OOO is ordered to pay the costs.