Judgment_paragraph 49 · Union Européenne de l'artisanat et des petites et moyennes entreprises (UEAPME) v Council of the European Union (T-135/96)

49Nor should the present action be found inadmissible on the basis of a literal interpretation of Article 173, fourth paragraph, of the Treaty, according to which decisions are the only measures in respect of which an individual may bring an action for annulment. The applicant argues that the provisions governing access to the Community judicature have always been interpreted with a view to ensuring effective judicial protection, in terms not only of the acts challengeable (see Joined Cases 316/82 and 40/83 Kohler v Court of Auditors [1984] ECR 641 and Case T-3/93 Air France v Commission [1994] ECR II-121), but also of the institutions concerned (see Case 110/75 Mills v EIB [1976] ECR 955; Case 294/83 Les Verts v Parliament [1986] ECR 1339; Case 34/86 Council v Parliament [1986] ECR 2155; and Case C-370/89 SGEEM and Etroy v EIB [1992] ECR I-6211).

Union Européenne de l'artisanat et des petites et moyennes entreprises (UEAPME) v Council of the European Union (T-135/96)

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