Judgment_paragraph 38 · European Fertilizer Manufacturers Association (EFMA) v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities (C-46/98 P)

38In an action for annulment, the ineffective nature of a plea which has been raised refers to its capacity, in the event that it is well founded, to lead to the annulment sought by an applicant; it does not refer to the interest which that applicant may have in bringing such an action or even in raising a specific plea, since those are issues relating to the admissibility of the action and the admissibility of the plea respectively.