Key legal question
Whether the complainant company had standing under Art. 88 OJ to challenge the non-prosecution order by public-law appeal.
Extracted holding
It lacked standing because it was only invoking interests of fact in a patrimonial dispute and was not directly protected in a legally cognizable interest.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 88 OJ allows only a party affected in personal and legally protected interests to complain. In patrimonial-offence cases, complainant standing is generally excluded against a non-lieu or dismissal when the challenge concerns the merits.