Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 March 2012 — Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture and Rural Development v Commission

(Case T‑453/10)

Action for annulment — EAGGF, EAGF and EAFRD — Expenditure incurred by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Expenditure excluded from European Union financing — Devolved administration — No direct concern — Inadmissibility

Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Measures of direct and individual concern to them — Whether directly concerned — Criteria — Commission decision excluding certain expenses incurred by Member States from EU financing under EAGGF, EAGF and EAFRD — Action by a regional body benefiting from that financing and acting as management authority for the funds received — Not directly concerned — Inadmissibility (Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU) (see paras 39, 42-57, 65)

Re:

ACTION for annulment in part of Commission Decision 2010/399/EU of 15 July 2010 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2010 L 184, p. 6).

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. The Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is ordered to pay the costs.