CELEX: 62001TJ0192
Arbitration clause
Thermie and Altener II programmes
Contracts concerning renewable energy and energy saving projects
Admissibility
Claim for payment
Justification of the costs
Claim for reimbursement of advance payments
Compensation

Two actions under Article 238 EC brought by Lior GEIE and the Commission respectively in pursuance of seven contracts concluded
between the Commission and Lior as part of the Thermie programme and a contract concluded between the Commission and Lior
as part of the Altener II programme.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Orders Lior GEIE to pay the Commission:
–        EUR 6 156.75 for the Biogas contract, the Biomass contract and the Maxibrochure Bioclimatic contract, together with interest
from 28 February 2002 at the interest rate in euros applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations
in February 2002 increased by 1.5 percentage points until 31 December 2002 and by 3.5 percentage points from 1 January 2003
until full payment;
–        EUR 16 325.11 for the Biomass contract, together with interest from 30 June 2002 at the interest rate in euros applied by
the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations from June 2002 increased by 1.5 percentage points until 31 December
2002 and by 3.5 percentage points from 1 January 2003 until full payment;
–        EUR 3 980 for the Wind Energy contract, together with interest from 15 January 2002 at the interest rate in euros applied
by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations in January 2002 increased by 1.5 percentage points until 31
December 2002 and by 3.5 percentage points from 1 January 2003 until full payment;
–        EUR 36 000 for the Transport contract, together with interest from 31 August 2001 at the interest rate in euros applied by
the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations in August 2001 increased by 1.5 percentage points until 31 December
2002 and by 3.5 percentage points from 1 January 2003 until full payment;
–        EUR 36 000 for the Photovoltaic contract together with interest from 31 August 2001 at the interest rate in euros applied
by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations in August 2001 increased by 1.5 percentage points until 31
December 2002 and by 3.5 percentage points from 1 January 2003 until full payment.
2.
Orders Lior to pay the Commission EUR 32 800 for the Agores contract together with interest from 28 February 2003 at the interest
rate in euros applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations in February 2003 increased by 1.5 percentage
points until full payment.
3.
Declares that there is no need to give a ruling on the Commission’s pleading in Case T-245/04 that Lior International NV be
held jointly and severally liable for the payment of the sums owed by Lior.
4.
Orders Lior to pay, in addition to its own costs relating to the main proceedings in Joined Cases T-192/01 and T-245/04, one
quarter of the Commission’s costs relating to those proceedings.
5.
Orders Lior to bear all the costs relating to the application for interim relief in Case T-192/01 R.
6.
Orders the Commission to bear three quarters of its own costs relating to the main proceedings in Case T-192/01 and three
quarters of its own costs relating to the proceedings brought against Lior in Case T-245/04.
7.
Orders the Commission to bear its own costs relating to the action against Lior International in Case T-245/04.
8.
Orders Lior International to bear its own costs.