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Calls for proposals and related activities under the European Research Council Work Programme 2022 under Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027)

(2021/C 283/03)

Notice is hereby given of the launch of calls for proposals and related activities under the European Research Council Work Programme 2022 under Horizon Europe (Council Decision (EU) 2021/764 establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027, adopted on 12 May 2021) and under the Commission Decision 2021/C 234 I/03 adopted on 12 May 2021 establishing the European Research Council for Horizon Europe and repealing Decision C(2013)8915.

The Commission has adopted the ERC Work Programme 2022 by Decision C(2021)4860 of 14 July 2021.

Proposals are invited for these calls.

The ERC Work Programme 2022, including deadlines and budgets, is available through the Funding & Tender opportunities website along with information on the modalities of the calls and related activities and the information for applicants on how to submit proposals: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 300/47

Action brought on 23 September 2004 by the Federal Republic of Germany against the Commission of the European Communities

(Case T-389/04)

(2004/C 300/92)

Language of the case: German

An action against the Commission of the European Communities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 23 September 2004 by the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by C.-D. Quassowski, acting as Agent, and G. Quardt, lawyer.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— annul Commission Decision C(2004)2641 of 14 July 2004 on restructuring aid for MobilCom, insofar as the Commission thereby requires Germany to ensure that MobilCom and all companies in its group close their Online-Shops for the direct online sale of MobilCom mobile telephone contracts for the period of seven months, that for that period of closure of the Online-Shops the direct online sale of MobilCom mobile telephone contracts via the MobilCom Shops website is also discontinued, that MobilCom and companies in its group take no other steps to circumvent those conditions and that clients are not transferred directly via an automatic link on the relevant website to a sales partner;

— order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments:

In support of its action, the applicant submits that Article 88(2) EC does not permit the Commission to impose on the Member State in question measures for the reduction or removal of effects of State aid which distorts competition other than measures to recover that aid. Nor are the measures provided for in Article 2 of the contested decision valid as a modification of the aid, or as conditions or requirements which could be covered by Article 7(4) of Regulation 659/1999. As a result, the Commission has therefore exceeded its margin of discretion and infringed Article 10 EC, which imposes a duty of loyal cooperation between the Member States and the EC institutions, particularly since Germany has expressly stated that it is not in a position to guarantee compliance with the conditions.

The applicant further submits that the Commission has committed grave errors of assessment in its examination of the compatibility of the aid with the common market.
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Proposals for indirect RTD actions are invited to be submitted only as an electronic proposal via the web-based Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS (8)). In exceptional cases, however, a co-ordinator may request permission from the Commission to submit on paper in advance of a call deadline. This should be done by writing to one of the following addresses: European Commission Directorate General RTD, unit J4 CDMA 1/86 B-1049 Brussels, Belgium E-mail address: rtd-euratom@cec.eu.int The request must be accompanied by an explanation of why the exception is being sought. Proposers wishing to use paper submission take the responsibility for ensuring that such requests for exemption and the associated procedures are completed in time for them to meet the call deadline. All proposals for indirect RTD actions must contain two parts: the forms (Part A) and the content (Part B). Proposals for indirect RTD actions may be prepared off-line or on-line and submitted on-line. Part B of proposals for indirect RTD actions can only be submitted in PDF (‘portable document format’, compatible with Adobe Version 3 or higher with embedded fonts). Compressed (‘zipped’) files will be excluded. The EPSS software tool (for off-line or on-line usage) is available via the Cordis website www.cordis.lu. Proposals for indirect RTD actions that are submitted on-line and which are incomplete, illegible or contain viruses will be excluded. Versions of proposals for indirect RTD actions submitted on a removable electronic storage medium (eg, CD-ROM, diskette), by email or by fax will be excluded. Any proposal for indirect RTD actions that has been allowed to be submitted on paper and which is incomplete will be excluded. Further details on the various proposal submission procedures are given in Annex J of the Guidelines on Proposal Evaluation and Selection Procedures.
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By its second plea the applicant alleges that the Commission breached its obligation to implement the ruling in the judgment of 5 March 2002, (2) in that, although it was entitled, in the new decision intended to replace the annulled decision of 11 July 2000, to review the whole matter, it had to do so within the limits and subject to the procedural requirements of the complaint of 23 November 1999 which is still open and has not been closed as a result of the annulment of the above decision. However, it was not entitled to submit further complaints not raised before that time. Moreover, the Commission, while recognising implicitly that most of the amount reduced in the previous, now annulled, decision reducing aid was in fact due, did not acknowledge that default interest was due on the amounts unlawfully withheld.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 80/7

Call for proposals under the work programmes of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities

(2007/C 80/03)

Notice is hereby given of the launch of a call for proposals under the work programmes of the 7th Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013).

Proposals are invited for the following call concerning the European Research Awards — Descartes Prizes. The call deadline and budget are given in the call text, which is published on the CORDIS website.

Capacities Specific Programme:

Call Identifier:

FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2007- 2

This call for proposals relates to the work programme adopted by Commission Decision C(2007)563, of 26 February 2007.

Information on the modalities of the call, the work programme, and the guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals is available through the CORDIS website:
Dedicated Calls for proposals in 2022 under the Work Programme 2021-2022 of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel Programme (2021-2027)

(2022/C 100/08)

Notice is hereby given of the launch of two dedicated calls for proposals (i.e. one Big Tickets in coal and one Big Tickets call in steel) and related activities in 2022 under the Work Programme 2021-2022 of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel programme (2021-2027).

The Commission has adopted the RFCS Work Programme 2021-2022 by Decision C(2022)905 of 18 February 2022.

Proposals are invited for these calls. The RFCS Work Programme 2021-2022, including objectives, deadlines and budgets, is available through the Funding & Tender opportunities website along with information on the modalities of the calls and related activities and the information for applicants on how to submit proposals:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 262/43

Action brought on 28 July 2004 by TV2/DANMARK A/S against the Commission of the European Communities

(Case T-309/04)

(2004/C 262/82)

Language of the case: Danish

An action against the Commission of the European Communities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 28 July 2004 by TV2/DANMARK A/S, Odense (Denmark), represented by Olaf Koktvedgaard, lawyer.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— annul Commission Decision of 19 May 2004 C(2004)1814 Final in Case C 2/2003 (ex NN 22/2002) concerning measures taken by Denmark in favour of TV2/Danmark in its entirety or, in the alternative, partially;

— order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments:

By the contested decision, the Commission approved the aid granted to TV2/DANMARK from 1995 to 2002 in the form of licence-fee resources and certain other measures as compatible with the common market, except for an amount of DKK 628.2 million which, in the Commission's view, constitutes unlawful State aid which the Kingdom of Denmark is obliged to recover from the applicant.

In support of its action the applicant submits that the contested decision was adopted in a manner contrary to the essential procedural requirements laid down in Article 87(1) EC, Article 86(2) EC, Article 295 EC and the Communication from the Commission on the application of State aid rules to public service broadcasting. The applicant submits in particular

— that the principle that both sides must be heard has been disregarded, that the calculation of the excess compensation includes amounts which do not relate to the period investigated and that the basis and reasoning of the assessment of the building-up of TV2's net capital are insufficient;

— that the Commission's assessment is not based on the context at the time when the measures in favour of TV2 were taken;

— that the licence-fee resources transferred to TV2 and the advertising revenue, which was transferred to TV2 from 1995 to 1997 through the TV2 fund, are not State aid, since they are not State resources;

— that there is no State aid, even though the transferred funds exceed TV2's net costs inherent in the performance of its public service obligations, since the funds have in fact not been used to cross-subsidise commercial activities;

— that TV2 has not obtained an economic advantage that it would not have had under normal market conditions, since the profits achieved by TV2 do not exceed reasonable earnings in the performance of TV2's public service obligations, and since the building-up of TV2's net capital was justified based on market considerations;

— that the building-up of TV2's net capital does not exceed what is necessary for the fulfilment of TV2's public service obligations;

— that there cannot be a decision ordering recovery from a public limited company created after the period of investigation, TV2/Danmark A/S, since there has been no enrichment for that company;
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Proposals for indirect RTD actions are invited to be submitted only as an electronic proposal via the web-based Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS (8)). In exceptional cases, however, a co-ordinator may request permission from the Commission to submit on paper in advance of a call deadline. This should be done by writing to one of the following addresses: European Commission Directorate General TREN Unit A1/CCR B-1049 Brussels or TREN-FP6@cec.eu.int. The request must be accompanied by an explanation of why the exception is being sought. Proposers wishing to use paper submission take the responsibility for ensuring that such requests for exemption and the associated procedures are completed in time for them to meet the call deadline. All proposals for indirect RTD actions must contain two parts: the forms (Part A) and the content (Part B). Proposals for indirect RTD actions may be prepared off-line or on-line and submitted on-line. Part B of proposals for indirect RTD actions can only be submitted in PDF (‘portable document format’, compatible with Adobe Version 3 or higher with embedded fonts). Compressed (‘zipped’) files will be excluded. The EPSS software tool (for off-line or on-line usage) is available via the Cordis website www.cordis.lu. Proposals for indirect RTD actions that are submitted on-line and which are incomplete, illegible or contain viruses will be excluded. Versions of proposals for indirect RTD actions submitted on a removable electronic storage medium (eg, CD-ROM, diskette), by email or by fax will be excluded. Any proposal for indirect RTD actions that has been allowed to be submitted on paper and which is incomplete will be excluded. Further details on the various proposal submission procedures are given in Annex J of the Guidelines on Proposal Evaluation and Selection Procedures.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 114/10

Calls for proposals under the work programmes of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities

(2007/C 114/09)

Notice is hereby given of the launch of two calls for proposals under the work programmes of the 7th Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013).

Proposals are invited for the following calls concerning trans-national collaboration between ERA-MORE members and trans-national collaboration between all National Contact Points (NCPs) who have been officially appointed by the relevant national authorities. The call deadlines and budgets are given in the call texts, which are published on the CORDIS website.

People Specific Programme:

Call Identifier : FP7-PEOPLE-2007-5-3-ERA-MORE FP7-PEOPLE-2007-5-4-NCP

These calls for proposals relate to the work programme adopted by Commission Decision C(2007)562, of 26 February 2007.

Information on the modalities of the calls, the work programme, and the guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals is available through the CORDIS website: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls/
Calls for proposals and related activities under the EIC Work Programme 2023 under Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027)

(2022/C 467/05)

Notice is hereby given of the launch of calls for proposals and related activities under the EIC Work Programme 2023 under Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027).

The Commission has adopted the EIC Work Programme 2023 by Decision C(2022)8600 of 7 December 2022.

Proposals are invited for these calls. The EIC Work Programme 2023, including deadlines and budgets, is available through the EU Funding and Tender Opportunities portal along with information on the modalities of the calls and related activities and the information for applicants on how to submit proposals:
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Proposals for indirect RTD actions are invited to be submitted only as an electronic proposal via the web-based Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS (8)). In exceptional cases, however, a co-ordinator may request permission from the Commission to submit on paper in advance of a call deadline. This should be done by writing to one of the following addresses: European Commission, Directorate General RTD, Directorate G, Office: CDMA 6-121, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium, Tel. (32-2) 299.83.15, Fax (32-2) 296.70.23 or rtd-nmp@cec.eu.int. The request must be accompanied by an explanation of why the exception is being sought. Proposers wishing to use paper submission take the responsibility for ensuring that such requests for exemption and the associated procedures are completed in time for them to meet the call deadline. All proposals for indirect RTD actions must contain two parts: the forms (Part A) and the content (Part B). Proposals for indirect RTD actions may be prepared off-line or on-line and submitted on-line. Part B of proposals for indirect RTD actions can only be submitted in PDF (‘portable document format’, compatible with Adobe Version 3 or higher with embedded fonts). Compressed (‘zipped’) files will be excluded. The EPSS software tool (for off-line or on-line usage) is available via the Cordis website www.cordis.lu. Proposals for indirect RTD actions that are submitted on-line and which are incomplete, illegible or contain viruses will be excluded. Versions of proposals for indirect RTD actions submitted on a removable electronic storage medium (eg, CD-ROM, diskette), by email or by fax will be excluded. Any proposal for indirect RTD actions that has been allowed to be submitted on paper and which is incomplete will be excluded. Further details on the various proposal submission procedures are given in Annex J of the Guidelines on Proposal Evaluation and Selection Procedures.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 217/51

Action brought on 1 July 2005 by Mediocurso — Estabelecimento de Ensino Particular, SA against the Commission of the European Communities

(Case T-251/05)

(2005/C 217/107)

Language of the case: Portuguese

An action against the Commission of the European Communities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 1 July 2005 by Mediocurso — Estabelecimento de Ensino Particular, SA, established in Lisbon, represented by C. Botelho Moniz and E. Maia Cadete, lawyers.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

1. annul decision C(2005)1236 of the Commission of the European Communities of 14 April 2005‘reducing the amount of the assistance granted by the European Social Fund to Mediocurso — Estabelecimento de Ensino Particular, Lda in accordance with the Commission's Decision C(89) 0570 of 22 March 1989’;

2. order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Infringement of essential procedural requirements in that the Commission's decision procedure does not satisfy the formal requirements and in that insufficient justification is provided for the contested decision;

Infringement of the principles of legal certainty and of the protection of legitimate expectations, inasmuch as the contested decision is, to the applicant's detriment, at variance with the earlier act attesting to the factual and accounting accuracy of the documents produced by the applicant with its request for payment of the balance certified by it;

Manifest error in the assessment of the documentary evidence of expenditure produced by Mediocurso; and

Infringement of the principle of proportionality, with regard to the grounds of fact and law put forward in support of the reduction of assistance which is the subject-matter of the contested decision.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 178/39

Action brought on 5 June 2006 — Regione Siciliana v Commission of the European Communities

(Case T-156/06)

(2006/C 178/70)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Regione Siciliana (represented by: P. Gentili, Avvocato dello Stato)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Form of order sought

— Annul the contested decision;

— order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The present action is brought against Commission Decision C(2006)1171 of 23 March 2006 concerning a reduction in assistance from the European Social Fund (ESF) granted by Decision C(95) 2194 of 28 September 1995, subsequently amended by Decision C(2000) 2862 of 26 January 2001, for an operational programme in the Region of Sicily forming part of the Community support framework for structural assistance under Objective 1 in Italy for the period 1994 to 1999. This matter is also the subject of a challenge in Case T-154/06 Italy v Commission. (1)

The pleas in law and main arguments are similar to those relied on in that case.

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
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Proposals for indirect RTD actions are invited to be submitted only as an electronic proposal via the web-based Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS (8)). In exceptional cases, however, a co-ordinator may request permission from the Commission to submit on paper in advance of a call deadline. This should be done by writing to one of the following addresses: Commission, Directorate General RTD, Directorate G, Office: MO75 6-13, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium, Tel. (32-2) 296.70.23 or rtd-nmp@cec.eu.int. The request must be accompanied by an explanation of why the exception is being sought. Proposers wishing to use paper submission take the responsibility for ensuring that such requests for exemption and the associated procedures are completed in time for them to meet the call deadline. All proposals for indirect RTD actions must contain two parts: the forms (Part A) and the content (Part B). Proposals for indirect RTD actions may be prepared off-line or on-line and submitted on-line. Part B of proposals for indirect RTD actions can only be submitted in pdf (portable document format, compatible with Adobe Version 3 or higher with embedded fonts). Compressed (zipped) files will be excluded. The EPSS software tool (for off-line or on-line usage) is available via the Cordis website www.cordis.lu. Proposals for indirect RTD actions that are submitted on-line and which are incomplete, illegible or contain viruses will be excluded. Versions of proposals for indirect RTD actions submitted on a removable electronic storage medium (eg, CD-ROM, diskette), by email or by fax will be excluded. Any proposal for indirect RTD actions that has been allowed to be submitted on paper and which is incomplete will be excluded. Further details on the various proposal submission procedures are given in Annex J of the Guidelines on Proposal Evaluation and Selection Procedures.
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Natural or legal persons fulfilling the conditions stated in the rules for participation and that do not fall under any of the exclusion cases in the rules for participation or in Article 114(2) of the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5) (referred to as the proposers) are invited to submit to the Commission proposals for indirect RTD actions subject to the conditions in the rules for participation and in the call concerned being fulfilled. The conditions of participation of the proposers will be verified within the framework of the negotiation of the indirect RTD action. Before that however, proposers will have signed a declaration stating that they do not fall under any of the cases given by Article 93(1) of the Financial Regulation. They will also have given the Commission the information listed in Article 173(2) of Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002, of 23 December 2002, laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (6). The European Community has adopted an equal opportunities policy and, on this basis, women are particularly encouraged to either submit proposals for indirect RTD actions or participate in the submission of proposals for indirect RTD actions.