1. 

Judicial proceedings — Obligation on the General Court to commence the oral procedure before ruling on an objection of inadmissibility — None

(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 130(7))

(see para. 21)

2. 

Action for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Meaning of regulatory act for the purposes of the fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU — Any act of general scope other than legislative acts

(Arts 192(1) and 263, 4th para. TFEU)

(see para. 38)

3. 

Acts of the institutions — Legal nature — Legislative acts and regulatory acts — Distinguishing criteria — Procedure for the adoption of the act

(see paras 39-41)

4. 

Action for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Measures of direct and individual concern to them — Individual concern — Criteria — 2030 climate-energy legislative package — Action brought by individuals alleging infringement of fundamental rights — Not individually concerned — Inadmissibility

(Art. 263, 4th para. TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulations 2018/841, Arts 4 and 9, 2nd para. and 2018/842, Annex I; European Parliament and Council Directive 2018/410, Art. 4(2))

(see paras 45-50)

5. 

Fundamental rights — Right to effective judicial protection — Review of legality of EU measures — Procedures — Protection of that right by the EU judicature or by the national courts according to the legal nature of the contested measure — Possibility of using an annulment action or reference for a preliminary ruling on validity

(Arts 263, 267 and 277 TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 47)

(see paras 52, 53)

6. 

Actions for damages — Autonomy in relation to the action for annulment — Limits — Misuse of procedure

(Arts 263, 268 and 340, 2nd para. TFEU)

(see paras 65-69)

7. 

Judicial proceedings — Intervention — Action in the main proceedings inadmissible — Order of inadmissibility pronounced before ruling on the application to intervene — No need to adjudicate on the said application

(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Arts 130(1), 142(2) and 144(3))

(see paras 72, 73)

1. 

The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. 

There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the applications for leave to intervene submitted by Climate Action Network Europe, WeMove Europe SCE mbH, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bäuerliche Landwirtschaft and the European Commission.

3. 

Mr Armando Carvalho and the other applicants whose names are set out in the annex are to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.

4. 

Climate Action Network Europe, WeMove Europe, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bäuerliche Landwirtschaft and the Commission are to bear their own costs in relation to their applications for leave to intervene.