Judgment_paragraph 77 · Philip Morris International, Inc and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-377/00, T-379/00, T-380/00, T-260/01, T-272/01)

77It is also settled case-law that only measures the legal effects of which are binding on, and capable of affecting the interests of, the applicant by bringing about a distinct change in his legal position are acts or decisions which may be the subject of an action for annulment (see, in particular, IBM v Commission, cited in paragraph 48 above, paragraph 9; order in Case C-l 17/91 Bosman v Commission [1991] ECR I-4837, paragraph 13; Air France v Comtnission, cited in the preceding paragraph, paragraph 43; order in Case T-175/96 Berthu v Commission [1997] ECR II-811, paragraph 19).