Case T-218/01: Action brought on 21 September 2001 by Laboratoire Monique Remy against the Commission of the European Communities
Date: 2001-11-10
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action brought before an administrative court, exchange of information, floriculture, research body, suspension of aid

10.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 317/35

Pleas in law and principal arguments

is a non-governmental organisation whose
The applicant
objects are to fight racism and to protect the interests of
immigrants in the European Union. To that end the applicant
received subsidies from the Commission for the year 2000, in
accordance with the agreement entered into by the two parties.
In the challenged decision the Council terminated that financial
aid because of financial irregularities established against the
applicant.

In support of its action the applicant relies on:

— failure to observe the general conditions of the grant

agreement of 24 May 2000;

— failure to respect the rights of the defence in an adminis-
trative case. According to the applicant the disputed
decision was made without the applicant being heard and
was not based on proper reasons;

— breach of the principle of legitimate expectations.

lenging the decision. The applicant also disputes the stipulation
in the decision that other information and supporting docu-
ments were necessary. According to the applicant it had
submitted all the necessary documents and, if the Commission
required other material, it should have requested it from the
applicant.

Action brought on 24 September 2001 by Calberson G.E.
against the Commission of the European Communities

(Case T-220/01)

(2001/C 317/69)

(Language of the case: French)

An action against the Commission of the European Communi-
ties was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 24 September 2001 by Calberson
G.E., a company established in Paris, represented by Thierry
Gallois, lawyer.

Action brought on 21 September 2001 by Laboratoire
Monique Remy against the Commission of the European
Communities

The applicant claims that the Court should:

— order the Commission to pay to the applicant compen-
sation equal to the amounts of the following invoices:

(Case T-218/01)

(2001/C 317/68)

(Language of the case: French)

An action against the Commission of the European Communi-
ties was brought before the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities on 21 September 2001 by Laboratoire
Monique Remy, established at Grasse (France), represented by
Jean-Félix Pupel, lawyer.

The applicant challenges Commission Decision C(2001)1380
of 2 July 2001 withdrawing the financial assistance granted
to the applicant by Commission Decision C(93)3185 of
10 November 1993 concerning the grant of aid from the
EAGGF Guidance Section pursuant to Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4256/88 in the context of Project No 93.FR.06.027
entitled: ‘Pilot project to demonstrate exploitation of the Iris, a
Mediterranean plant, for the luxury perfume industry and food
flavourings (France, Spain, Greece)’.

Pleas in law and principal arguments

The applicant claims that the decision does not observe the
code of sound administrative conduct because it does not
contain any information concerning the possibilities of chal-

— BRU 0135 963 for DEM 82 991,96 — additional

loading charges;

— BRU 0135 098 for DEM 900 corresponding to fines

paid to the Polish authorities;

— BRU 0135 099 for DEM 6 960 corresponding to

fines paid to the Polish authorities;

— BRU 0135 964 for DEM 16 050 — the cost of
plastic sheeting charged by the store manager;

— order that interest at the legal rate be added to the
compensation from the 8th day after each unpaid invoice;

— order that all the costs be paid by the Commission.

Pleas in law and principal arguments

This case concerns the execution of Lots 5 and 7 of Regulation
No 1799/1999 on the transport of beef from the intervention
stock in Germany to Russia. Under the terms of that regulation,
the applicant was to provide, at the departure points, services
comprising handling and loading the means of transport. The
applicant invoiced the intervention agency for those services
in compliance with the quotation which had been given to the
applicant by the intervention agency, which had itself received
the quotation from the company managing the store.