62016TJ0137_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 9 June 2021 –Uniwersytet Wrocławski v REA
(Case T‑137/16 RENV)
(Arbitration clause – Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) – Eligible costs – Reimbursement of sums paid)
1.
Judicial proceedings – Legal basis of an action – Choice for the applicant and not the EU judicature
(Art. 263 TFEU)
(see para. 57)
2.
Action for annulment – Action relating in reality to a contractual dispute – Action directed against a decision of the Commission terminating a grant agreement and requiring the reimbursement of the sums paid – Jurisdiction of the EU judicature – Admissibility
(Arts 263 and 272 TFEU)
(see paras 60-66)
3.
Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – No clear and precise statement of the pleas relied on – Arguments grouped together in the form of a general discussion – Whether permissible
(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d))
(see paras 71-73)
4.
EU budget – EU financial assistance – Obligation on the beneficiary to comply with the conditions for grant of the assistance – Obligation to be committed full time to the EU-funded project – None – Clarity of the provisions of the grant agreement – Non-applicability of national provisions
(Art. 272 TFEU)
(see paras 96-103)
Re:
Application based on Article 272 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the decisions of the REA, acting under powers delegated by the European Commission, to terminate the Grant Agreement for the Cossar project (No 252908) and requiring the applicant to repay the sums of EUR 36 508.37, EUR 58 031.38 and EUR 6 286.68, as well as to pay damages in the amount of EUR 5 803.14 and, second, reimbursement by the REA of the corresponding sums plus interest calculated as from the day of payment until the day of reimbursement.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Uniwersytet Wrocławski to pay the costs relating, first, to the proceedings brought before the General Court and, second, to the appeal proceedings before the Court of Justice.