CELEX: 62020TN0132
Language: en
Date: 2020-02-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-132/20: Action brought on 28 February 2020 — NEC Oncoimmunity v EASME

11.5.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 161/46
            
         
      Action brought on 28 February 2020 — NEC Oncoimmunity v EASME
      (Case T-132/20)
      (2020/C 161/58)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: NEC Oncoimmunity A/S (Oslo, Norway) (represented by: T. Nordby, R. Bråthen and O. Brouwer, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
      
         Form of order sought
      
      The applicant claims that the Court should:
      
                  —
               
               
                  in primary order, pursuant to Article 263 TFEU:
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              annul the contested decision (decision of 16 December 2019 terminating the participation of the applicant in the procedure H2020/EIC/SMEInst-2018-2020-2 in relation to the MEDIVAC(850078) project);
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              order the defendant to pay the applicant’s costs and the costs of any intervening parties.
                           
                        
            
                  —
               
               
                  in subsidiary order, pursuant to Article 272 TFEU:
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              declare that the contested decision is in breach of the defendant’s contractual obligations;
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              order the defendant to pay the applicant’s costs and the costs of any intervening parties.
                           
                        
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
      
      In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law in relation to its heads of claim under Article 263 TFEU and one plea in law in relation to its heads of claim under Article 272 TFEU.
      
                  1.
               
               
                  First plea in law under Article 263 TFEU, alleging that the defendant has committed an error in law and misapplied the eligibility criteria for the SME Instrument grant laid down in Regulation No 1290/2013. (1)
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Second plea in law under Article 263 TFEU, alleging that the defendant has committed an error in law as the contested decision is in breach of the principle of equal treatment.
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Third plea in law under Article 263 TFEU, alleging that the contested decision breaches the principles of legal certainty and legitimate expectations.
               
            
                  4.
               
               
                  Single plea in law under Article 272 TFEU, alleging that the contested decision results, notably because of the identified error in the interpretation of the applicable law and discriminatory practice, also in a misinterpretation and breach of the contractual obligations vis-à-vis the applicant.
               
            
         (1)  Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 laying down the rules for participation and dissemination in ‘Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)’ and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1906/2006 (OJ 2013 L 347, p. 81)