Judgment_paragraph 81 · R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. and Others v Commission of the European Communities (C-131/03 P)

81However, the fact remains that, although the requirement as to legal effects which are binding on, and capable of affecting the interests of, the applicant by bringing about a distinct change in his legal position must be interpreted in the light of the principle of effective judicial protection, such an interpretation cannot have the effect of setting aside that condition without going beyond the jurisdiction conferred by the Treaty on the Community courts (see, by analogy, Unión de Pequeños Agricultores v Council, paragraph 44, as regards the condition that the contested act must be of individual concern to the natural or legal person lodging an application).