1. 

Action for annulment – Jurisdiction of the EU judicature – Claim for a declaratory judgment – Inadmissibility

(Art. 263 TFEU)

(see paragraphs 47-50)

2. 

Plea of illegality – Scope – Measures the illegality of which may be pleaded – General measure providing the basis of the contested decision – Need for a legal connection between the contested measure and the contested general measure

(Art. 277 TFEU)

(see paragraphs 55-59)

3. 

Environment – Aarhus Convention – Application to EU institutions – Ability of non-governmental organisations to request internal review of administrative acts in environmental matters – Statement of the grounds for re-examination – Action before the EU judicature concerning a decision to reject a request for review – Reliance on arguments and pleas not put forward in the request for review – Rejection

(Art. 263 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1367/2006, Arts 2(1)(h), 10 and 12)

(see paragraphs 68-70, 76-80)

4. 

Environment – Aarhus Convention – Application to EU institutions – Ability of non-governmental organisations to request internal review of administrative acts in environmental matters – Statement of the grounds for re-examination – Need to indicate factors likely to raise doubts as to whether the measure in question well-founded – Obligation on the Commission to examine where such factors present – Scope – Request which does not identify the administrative act at issue – Obligation to offer the applicant the opportunity to clarify the subject matter of the request – None

(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1367/2006, Arts 2(1)(h) and 10)

(see paragraphs 82-85)

5. 

Action for failure to act – Position taken within the meaning of Article 265, second para., TFEU before the action brought – Concept – Commission decision rejecting a request for internal review under Regulation No 1367/2006 – Included

(Art. 265, second para., TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1367/2006, Arts 2(1)(h) and 10(1))

(see paragraphs 94-97)

1. 

Dismisses the action;

2. 

Orders Stichting Nationaal Kritisch Platform Windenergie to bear, in addition to its own costs, the costs incurred by the European Commission;

3. 

Orders the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to bear their own costs.