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Document 62018TO0436
Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 23 January 2019.
Claude Prigent v European Commission.
Action for annulment — Decision to take no further action on a complaint — Refusal of the Commission to bring infringement proceedings — Act not open to challenge — No direct concern — Inadmissibility.
Case T-436/18.
Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 23 January 2019.
Claude Prigent v European Commission.
Action for annulment — Decision to take no further action on a complaint — Refusal of the Commission to bring infringement proceedings — Act not open to challenge — No direct concern — Inadmissibility.
Case T-436/18.
Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section
Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 23 January 2019 –
Prigent v Commission
(Case T‑436/18)
(Action for annulment — Decision to take no further action on a complaint — Refusal of the Commission to bring infringement proceedings — Act not open to challenge — No direct concern — Inadmissibility)
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Action for annulment — Actionable measures — Commission’s refusal to bring infringement proceedings — Precluded (Arts 258 and 263 TFEU) (see paras 10-15) |
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Actions for failure to fulfil obligations — Right of the Commission to bring judicial proceedings — To be exercised at its discretion — Procedural position of plaintiffs different from that in a competition matter (Arts 258 and 263 TFEU) (see para. 16) |
Re:
Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the decision of the Commission of 23 May 2018 not to take any further action on the applicant’s complaint seeking a declaration that the French authorities infringed Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) (OJ 2009 L 335, p. 1).
Operative part
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The action is dismissed. |
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Mr Claude Prigent is ordered to pay the costs. |