The EU Court of Justice states that an association of undertakings must be regarded as having a sufficient interest in bringing proceedings before the Court against the Commission’s decision if it has a legitimate interest in submitting that application (BEMIM)

Case T-114/92 Bureau Européen des Médias de l'Industrie Musicale (BEMIM) v Commission of the European Communities* 1. Natural or legal persons who are entitled to submit an application under Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation No 17 calling on the Commission to ascertain an infringement of Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty may, if their request is not complied with either wholly or in part, institute proceedings in order to protect their legitimate interests. Thus, an association of undertakings must be regarded as having a sufficient interest in bringing proceedings before the Court against the Commission decision rejecting its application, provided that it had a legitimate interest in submitting that application. An association of undertakings has a legitimate interest in lodging a