Judgment_paragraph 43 · Lukáš Wagenknecht v European Commission (C-130/21 P)

43In so far as, for the reasons set out in paragraphs 31 to 38 above, the General Court did not err in law in holding the action to be inadmissible on the ground that the Commission had defined its position on the invitation to act of 30 January 2020 before that action was brought, there is no need to examine the appellant’s arguments alleging an incorrect assessment of his locus standi and his interest in bringing proceedings. In those circumstances, such an error would have no bearing on the outcome of the dispute and would not affect the operative part of the order under appeal in so far as that action was dismissed as inadmissible (see, by analogy, judgment of 3 October 2013, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Others v Parliament and Council, C‑583/11 P, EU:C:2013:625, paragraph 74, and order of 25 October 2016, VSM Geneesmiddelen v Commission, C‑637/15 P, not published, EU:C:2016:812, paragraphs 54 and 55).