Den kan kun støttes på, at Retten savner kompetence, at der er begået rettergangsfejl, som krænker appellantens interesser, eller at Retten har overtrådt EU-retten.  
It shall lie on the grounds of lack of competence of the General Court, a breach of procedure before it which adversely affects the interests of the appellant as well as the infringement of Union law by the General Court.  