40The Commission points out that if an individual requests it to adopt a regulation and it refuses to do so, the adverse decision containing the refusal must be regarded for purposes of annulment as a legislative measure of general application, even though the refusal is addressed solely to the person concerned (Case 42/71Nordgetreide v Commission [1972] ECR 105; Case C-87/89Sonito and Others v Commission [1991] ECR I-1981; and Joined Cases C-15/91 and C-108/91Buckl and Others v Commission [1992] ECR I-6061).