Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 September 2012 — Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej and Republic of Poland v European Commission

(Joined Cases C-422/11 P and C-423/11 P) (1)

(Appeals - Actions for annulment - Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible - Representation before the Courts of the European Union - Lawyer - Independence)

2012/C 355/11

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Appellants: Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej (represented by: D. Dziedzic-Chojnacka and D. Pawłowska, radcowie prawni), Republic of Poland (represented by: M. Szpunar, A. Kraińska and D. Lutostańska, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: G. Braun and A. Stobiecka-Kuik, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeals brought against the order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 23 May 2011 in Case T-226/10 Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej v Commission by which the Court declared inadmissible the action of the Prezes Urzędu Komunikacji Elektronicznej for annulment of Commission Decision C(2010) 1234 of 3 March 2010, adopted pursuant to Article 7(4) of Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2002 L 108, p. 33), ordering the Polish regulatory authority in the field of electronic communications services and postal services to withdraw two notified draft measures concerning the national wholesale market for IP traffic exchange (IP transit) (Case PL/2009/1019) and the wholesale market for IP peering with the network of Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TP) (Case PL/2009/1020) — Incorrect interpretation of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article 19 of the Statute of the Court of Justice, in conjunction with the first paragraph of Article 53 of the Statute, and also with the sixth paragraph of Article 254 of the FEU Treaty and Article 113 of the Rules of Procedure — Infringement of Article 67(1) of the FEU Treaty, in conjunction with Article 113 of the Rules of Procedure — Infringement of Article 5(1) and (2) of the EU Treaty, in conjunction with Article 4(1) of the EU Treaty and Article 113 of the Rules of Procedure — Infringement of Article 5(4) of the EU Treaty, in conjunction with Article 113 of the Rules of Procedure — Failure to state reasons — Inadmissibility of an action in the event of representation by lawyers in an employment relationship with the party

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 311, 22.10.2011.