Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 24 November 2016 — Petraitis v Commission

(Case C‑137/16 P)

(Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure — Actions for failure to act — Failure on the part of the European Commission to initiate the procedure for failure to fulfil obligations against a Member State — Application for an injunction to be imposed on the Commission — Manifest inadmissibility)

1.	Appeal—Grounds—Specific criticism of a point of the General Court’s reasoning necessary (Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 168(1)(d), and 169(2)) (see paras 16-19)

2.	Actions for failure to act—Natural or legal persons—Actionable omissions—Failure to initiate the procedure for failure to fulfil obligations—Inadmissibility (Arts 258 TFEU, 263, first para., TFEU and 265, third para., TFEU) (see paras 20-25)

3.	Actions for failure to act—Jurisdiction of the EU judicature—Claim seeking that directions be issued to an institution—Not permissible (Art. 265 TFEU) (see paras 31, 32)

Operative part

1.	The appeal is dismissed.

2.	The application for legal aid is rejected.

3.	Juozas Edvardas Petraitis shall bear his own costs.