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6.6.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 200/19 |
Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2016 — Costantini and Others v Commission
(Case T-44/14) (1)
((Law governing the institutions - European citizens’ initiative - Social policy - Service of general economic interest - Article 352 TFEU - Refusal of registration - Manifest lack of powers of the Commission - Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 - Principle of good administration - Obligation to state reasons))
(2016/C 200/27)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Bruno Costantini (Jesi, Italy), Robert Racke (Lamadelaine, Luxembourg), Pietro Pravata (Beyne-Heusay, Belgium), Zbigniew Gałązka (Łódź, Poland), Justo Santos Domínguez (Leganés, Spain), Maria Isabel Lemos (Mealhada, Portugal), André Clavelou (Vincennes, France), Citizens’ Committee ‘Right to Lifelong Care: Leading a life of dignity and independence is a fundamental right!’ (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: O. Brouwer and J. Wolfhagen, lawyers, and A. Woods, Solicitor)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: H. Krämer, acting as Agent)
Re:
Application for the annulment of Commission Decision C(2013) 7612 final of 5 November 2013 rejecting the request for registration of the proposed European citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Right to Lifelong Care: Leading a life of dignity and independence is a fundamental right!’.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Bruno Costantini and the other applicants, whose names are set out in the annex, to pay the costs. |