101Second, in so far as the Federal Republic of Germany seeks to argue that Esso had no interest in bringing proceedings, it follows from the Court’s case-law that any action for annulment brought by a natural or legal person must be based on an interest on the part of the applicant in bringing proceedings (see, to that effect, order of 24 September 1987, Vlachou v Court of Auditors, 134/87, EU:C:1987:388, paragraph 8) and that non-compliance with that essential prerequisite, which it is for that natural or legal person to prove, constitutes an absolute bar to proceeding with a case, which the EU judicature may raise of its own motion at any time (see, to that effect, orders of 7 October 1987, G. d. M. v. Council and ETUC, 108/86, EU:C:1987:426, paragraph 10; and of 21 July 2020, Abaco Energy and Others v Commission, C‑436/19 P, not published, EU:C:2020:606, paragraph 80), as well as the conditions of admissibility laid down in Article 263 TFEU (order of 15 April 2010, Makhteshim-Agan Holding and Others v Commission, C‑517/08 P, not published EU:C:2010:190, paragraph 54 and the case-law cited).
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