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Document 62014TN0754
Case T-754/14: Action brought on 10 November 2014 — Efler and Others v Commission
Case T-754/14: Action brought on 10 November 2014 — Efler and Others v Commission
Case T-754/14: Action brought on 10 November 2014 — Efler and Others v Commission
OJ C 34, 2.2.2015, p. 39–40
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
2.2.2015 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 34/39 |
Action brought on 10 November 2014 — Efler and Others v Commission
(Case T-754/14)
(2015/C 034/47)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicants: Michael Efler (Berlin, Germany), Pedro De Birto E. Abreu Krupenski (Lisbon, Portugal), Susan Vance George (Paris, France), Otto Jaako Kronqvist (Helsinki, Finland), Blanche Léonie Denise Weber (Luxembourg, Luxembourg), John Jephson Hilary (London, United Kingdom), Ileana-Lavinia Andrei (Bucharest, Romania) (represented by: Professor B. Kempen)
Defendant: European Commission
Form of order sought
The applicants claim that the Court should:
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annul the Commission Decision of 10 September 2014 on the refusal to register the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘STOP TTIP’ — C (2014)6501; |
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order the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings and the costs of any intervening party. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of the action, the applicants rely on two pleas in law.
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First plea in law: By assuming that the proposed citizens’ initiative does not fall within its competence, the Commission infringed Article 11(4) TEU as well as Article 2(1) and Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 (1).
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Second plea in law: Infringement of the general principles of good administrative practice as provided for in Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and of equal treatment as provided for in Article 20 of the Charter
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(1) Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens’ initiative (OJ 2011 L 65, p. 1).