Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 4 May 2012 — UPS Europe and United Parcel Service Deutschland v Commission (Case T‑344/10)

State aid — No decision to close the procedure under Article 88(2) EC — Action for failure to act — Locus standi — Admissibility

Actions for failure to act — Natural or legal persons — Measures of direct and individual concern to them — Commission not terminating a formal investigation procedure on aid — Right of a competitor undertaking to bring an action — Condition — Market position significantly affected (Art. 88(2) EC; Arts 263, fourth para., TFEU and 265, third para., TFEU) (see paras 34, 35, 42-44, 47-50, 55, 59, 60)

Re:

Operative part

1.The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2.UPS Europe NV/SA and United Parcel Service Deutschland Inc. & Co. OHG are ordered to bear their own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission.

3.Deutsche Post AG is ordered to bear its own costs.