Order of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 16 November 2005 − Deutsche Post and Securicor Omega Express v Commission

(Case T-343/03)

State aid – Article 88(3) EC – Action for annulment – Admissibility – Complaint – Rejection – Lack of purpose

Actions for annulment – Purpose – Annulment of the rejection of a complaint by the applicant allegedly made by a Commission decision declaring aid to be compatible with the common market – Contested decision relating to measures different from those covered by the complaint – Action devoid of purpose – Inadmissible (Art. 230 EC) (see paras 35, 45)

Re:

Annulment of Commission Decision C (2003) 1652 final of 27 May 2003 declaring the measures which the United Kingdom authorities propose to adopt for Post Office Ltd to be compatible with the common market (State aid N 784/2002).

Operative part

The Court:

Dismisses the action as inadmissible;

Orders each party to bear its own costs.

Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear the costs of its intervention.