Order — ECLI:EU:T:2008:403
Date: 2008-09-25
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Second Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Economic, social and territorial cohesion;European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Concepts: Applications by natural or legal persons
Procedure: Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: Italy

Order of the Court of First Instance of 25 September 2008 - Regione Siciliana v Commission (Case T-363/03) 1 (Action for annulment - ERDF - Cancellation of a financial contribution - Recovery of the sums already paid - Regional or local entity - Lack of direct effect - Inadmissibility) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: Regione Siciliana (Italy) (represented by: A. Cingolo, lawyer) Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: E. de March and L. Flynn, acting as Agents, assisted by A. Dal Ferro, lawyer) Re: First, application for annulment of Commission Decision C (2003) 2890 final of 13 August 2003 concerning cancellation of the contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) granted to the applicant by Commission Decision C (90) 2363 025 of 14 December 1990 in respect of an infrastructure project in Sicily and the recovery of the sums already paid by the Commission in connection with that contribution; secondly, application for annulment of Commission debit note No 3240504102 of 26 September 2003; and, thirdly, annulment of any other connected or prior measure Operative part of the order 1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible. 2. Regione Siciliana is ordered to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 304, 13.12.2003.