The Court ruled Arcelor’s action as inadmissible on the grounds that only companies individually or directly concerned by EU acts can bring a legal challenge to them. It argued that Arcelor is “neither individually nor directly concerned by the directive,” which applies generally to all operators that it covers, including those in pig iron or steel production.

La Cour européenne de l’UE a statué hier (2 mars) sur le recours déposé par l’entreprise sidérurgique Arcelor qui contestait les règles gouvernant le système d’échange de quotas d’émission de gaz à effet de serre de l’UE et demandait une indemnisation.