Judgment_paragraph 24 · Société Louis Dreyfus & Cie v Commission of the European Communities (C-386/96 P)

24First, the appellant criticises the Court of First Instance's conclusion that, in the absence of direct legal relations with the Commission, the appellant could not be directly concerned by the decision since the ‘validity of the contract’ or ‘its terms’ were not affected (paragraphs 49, 50 and 51 of the contested judgment). However, the Court of Justice, and indeed the Court of First Instance itself, have held that an individual may be directly concerned, even if he has not entered into legal relations with the Commission, where his ‘legal or factual situation’ is directly affected by the decision (Joined Cases 41/70 to 44/70 International Fruit Company and Others v Commission [1971] ECR 411, Case C-135/92 Fiskano v Commission [1994] ECR I-2885 and Case T-83/92 Zunis Holding and Others v Commission [1993] ECR 1I-1169).

Société Louis Dreyfus & Cie v Commission of the European Communities (C-386/96 P)

Société Louis Dreyfus & Cie v Commission of the European Communities (C-386/96 P)

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