1. 

Action for annulment — Jurisdiction of the EU judicature — Claim seeking that directions be issued to an institution — Inadmissibility

(Art. 263 TFEU)

(see paras 34, 43, 44)

2. 

Action for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Interest in bringing proceedings — Need for a vested and present interest — Assessment at the time when the action was brought — Action capable of securing a benefit for the applicant — None — Inadmissibility

(Art. 263, fourth para. TFEU)

(see paras 36, 37)

3. 

EU agencies — Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) — Powers — Scope — Terms and conditions for access and operational security of cross-border electricity and gas infrastructure — Approval of a proposal of the transmission system operators regarding the determination of capacity calculation regions — Included — Conditions

(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 713/2009, Art. 8(1); Commission Regulation 2015/1222, Art. 9(10), (11) and (12))

(see paras 51-55, 59, 60)

1. 

Annuls Decision A-001-2017 (consolidated) of the Board of Appeal of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) of 17 March 2017 dismissing the appeals against Decision No 6/2016 issued by ACER regarding the determination of capacity calculation regions in so far as it dismisses the appeals brought by Austrian Power Grid AG and by Vorarlberger Übertragungsnetz GmbH;

2. 

Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

3. 

Declares that ACER is to bear its own costs and orders it to pay one quarter of the costs incurred by Austrian Power Grid and by Vorarlberger Übertragungsnetz;

4. 

Declares that Austrian Power Grid and Vorarlberger Übertragungsnetz are to bear three quarters of their own costs;

5. 

Declares that the Czech Republic, the Republic of Poland, Verbund AG and Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A. are to bear their own costs.