77In the case at hand, it is apparent from the case file that the applicants are the organisers of the ECI at issue and that they responsible for preparing it and submitting it to the Commission, following the steps described in Articles 4 and 5 to 9 of Regulation No 211/2011. It is appropriate also to note that the ECI at issue received the support of 1721626 signatories coming from 28 Member States. Furthermore, it should be recalled that the contested communication presents the Commission’s final position, the Commission having decided not to submit a proposal for a legal act in response to the ECI at issue and, more generally, not to take any action in response to it. In addition, that communication constitutes the completion of the specific procedure initiated and conducted by the applicants on the basis of Regulation No 211/2011 and its adoption constitutes an obligation for the Commission. In view of those elements, it is appropriate to conclude that the contested communication produces binding legal effects such as to affect the interests of the applicants by bringing about a distinct change in their legal position (see, to that effect and by analogy, judgments of 26 January 2010, Internationaler Hilfsfonds v Commission, C‑362/08 P, EU:C:2010:40, paragraphs 52 and 58, and of 25 June 1998, Lilly Industries v Commission, T‑120/96, EU:T:1998:141, paragraphs 50 to 56).
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