Judgment_paragraph 88 · European Union Copper Task Force v European Commission (C-384/16 P)

88As regards, in the first place, the question whether the applicant can prove an interest of its own, it should be noted, first, that it is settled case-law, as the General Court observed in paragraph 21 of the order under appeal, that the role played by an association in a procedure which led to the adoption of an act within the meaning of Article 263 TFEU may justify the admissibility of the action brought by the association, even though its members are not directly and individually concerned by that act, in particular where its position as negotiator has been affected by the latter (order of 8 December 2006, Polyelectrolyte Producers Group v Commission and Council, C‑368/05 P, not published, EU:C:2006:771, paragraph 59 and the case-law cited).