27.2.2023   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 71/28


Order of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Swissgrid v Commission

(Case T-127/21) (1)

(Action for annulment - Energy - European platforms for the exchange of standard products for balancing energy - Switzerland’s participation - Article 1(6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 - Commission’s letter refusing the participation of the Swiss transmission system operator - Act not open to challenge - Inadmissibility)

(2023/C 71/37)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Swissgrid AG (Aarau, Switzerland) (represented by: P. De Baere, P. L’Ecluse, K. T’Syen and V. Lefever, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: O. Beynet and B. De Meester, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision allegedly contained in a letter signed by a Director of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy, by which the Commission allegedly refused to authorise, pursuant to Article 1(7) of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 of 23 November 2017 establishing a guideline on electricity balancing (OJ 2017 L 312, p. 6), Switzerland’s participation in European platforms for the exchange of standard products for balancing energy, in particular the Trans European Replacement Reserves Exchange platform.

Operative part of the order

1.

The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2.

Swissgrid AG shall pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 189, 17.5.2021.