CELEX: 62014TA0724
Language: en
Date: 2016-10-05 00:00:00
Title: Case T-724/14: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2016 — European Children's Fashion Association and Instituto de Economía Pública v EACEA (Arbitration clause — Grant agreement concluded under the action programme ‘Lifelong Learning (2007-2013)’ — ‘Brand & Merchandising manager for SMEs in the childrens’ product sector’ project — Action for annulment — Act not subject to appeal — Act forming part of a purely contractual agreement from which it is indissociable — Inadmissibility — Ineligible expenditure — Reimbursement of the sums paid — Audit report)

14.11.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 419/37
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2016 — European Children's Fashion Association and Instituto de Economía Pública v EACEA
   (Case T-724/14) (1)
   
   ((Arbitration clause - Grant agreement concluded under the action programme ‘Lifelong Learning (2007-2013)’ - ‘Brand & Merchandising manager for SMEs in the childrens’ product sector’ project - Action for annulment - Act not subject to appeal - Act forming part of a purely contractual agreement from which it is indissociable - Inadmissibility - Ineligible expenditure - Reimbursement of the sums paid - Audit report))
   (2016/C 419/46)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: European Children’s Fashion Association (Valencia, Spain) and Instituto de Economía Pública (Valencia) (represented by: A. Haegeman, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) (represented by: H. Monet and A. Jaume, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Primarily, application, pursuant to Article 272 TFEU, seeking a declaration that the first application is not required to reimburse the sum paid to it by EACEA under the agreement for the execution of the ‘Brand & Merchandising Manager for SMEs in the Children’s Product Sector’ project, or, in the alternative, application for annulment, firstly, of EACEA’s pre-information letter of 1 August 2014 informing the first applicant that it had to reimburse the sum of EUR 82 378,81 following the audit of the that project and, secondly, of debit note No 3241401420, issued by EACEA on 5 August 2014, seeking the reimbursement of that sum.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders European Children’s Fashion Association and Instituto de Economía Pública to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 7, 12.1.2015.