Nicoventures Trading Ltd and Others v European Commission (C-731/23 P)

Judgment of 18 Dec 2025

law://eu/cjeu/2023/c-731-23/para_58@2026-11-13

58In that context, the possibility of determining more or less precisely the number, or even the identity, of the persons to whom a measure applies by no means implies that it must be regarded as being of individual concern to them as long as that measure is applied by virtue of an objective legal or factual situation defined by it (judgments of 16 March 1978, Unicme and Others v Council, 123/77, EU:C:1978:73, paragraph 16; of 22 November 2001, Antillean Rice Mills v Council, C‑451/98, EU:C:2001:622, paragraph 52; and of 12 July 2022, Nord Stream 2 v Parliament and Council, C‑348/20 P, EU:C:2022:548, paragraph 157).

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Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-731/23 P · ECLI:EU:C:2025:982
Decided: 18 Dec 2025
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicants: Nicoventures Trading Limited; British American Tobacco (Germany) GmbH and 4 more
British American Tobacco Italia SpA (BAT Italia); British American Tobacco Polska Trading sp. z o.o; British American Tobacco España SA; P.J. Carroll & Company Limited
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: K. Jürimäe
Advocate General: N. Emiliou
Bench: 5 judges
K. Jürimäe, K. Lenaerts, F. Schalin, M. Gavalec, Z. Csehi
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62023CJ0731

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Cites 2: Nord Stream 2 AG v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-348/20 P); Antillean Rice Mills NV v Council of the European Union (C-451/98)