CELEX: C2003/304/42
Language: en
Date: 2003-12-13 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 30 September 2003 in Case T-196/01: Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v Commission of the European Communities (EAGGF — Discontinuation of financial aid — Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 — Error of assessment — Principle of proportionality — Reasonable period — Statement of reasons)

C 304/24                 EN                          Official Journal of the European Union                                          13.12.2003
3.    Orders the intervener to bear its own costs.                           2.    Orders each party to bear its own costs including those relation
                                                                                   to the interim proceedings.
(1) OJ C 108 of 7.4.2001.
                                                                             (1) OJ C 289 of 13.10.2001.
    JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
                                                                                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
                       of 30 September 2003                                                         of 30 September 2003
in Case T-196/01: Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis                     in Case T-203/01: Manufacture française des pneumati-
      v Commission of the European Communities (1)                           ques Michelin v Commission of the European Communi-
                                                                                                            ties (1)
(EAGGF — Discontinuation of financial aid — Article 24
of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 — Error of assessment                         (Article 82 EC — System of discounts — Abuse of dominant
— Principle of proportionality — Reasonable period —                                                       position)
                        Statement of reasons)
                                                                                                       (2003/C 304/43)
                          (2003/C 304/42)
                                                                                                  (Language of the case: French)
                      (Language of the case: Greek)
                                                                             In Case T-203/01: Manufacture française des pneumatiques
In Case T-196/01: Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis,                   Michelin, established in Clermont-Ferrand (France), represent-
established in Thessaloniki (Greece) represented by D. Niko-                 ed by J.-F. Bellis, M. Wellinger, D. Waelbroeck and M. Johnsson,
poulos, lawyer, with an address for service in Luxembourg, v                 lawyers, with an address for service in Luxembourg, against
Commission of the European Communities (Agents: M. Con-                      Commission of the European Communities (Agents: initially
dou-Durande) — application for annulment of Commission                       É. Gippini Fournier and A. Barav, subsequently R. Wainwright
Decision C (2001) 1284 of 8 June 2001, discontinuing aid to                  and A. Barav), supported by Bandag Inc., established in
the laboratory for forest genetics and the improvement of                    Muscatine, Iowa (United States of America), represented by
ligneous plant species of Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessaloniki              H. Calvet and R. Saint-Esteben, lawyers, with an address for
(University of Thessaloniki) granted by Commission Decision                  service in Luxembourg - application for annulment of the
C (96) 2542 of 25 September 1996 on the grant of EAGGF                       Commission Decision of 20 June 2001 (Case COMP/E-2/
Guidance Section assistance in accordance with Council Regu-                 36.041/PO — Michelin) relating to a proceeding pursuant to
lation (EEC) No 4256/88 in the context of project                            Article 82 EC (OJ 2002, L 143, p. 1) — the Court of First
No 93.EL.06.023, ‘Pilot project on the acceleration of regener-              Instance (Third Chamber), composed of K. Lenaerts, President,
ation of woodland affected by the fires in Greece’, — the Court              J. Azizi and M. Jaeger, Judges; J. Plingers, Administrator, for
of First Instance (Third Chamber), composed of K. Lenaerts,                  the Registrar, gave a judgment on 30 September 2003, in
President, J. Azizi and M. Jaeger, Judges; U. Natsinas, Adminis-             which it:
trator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 30 September
2003, in which it:
                                                                             1.    Dismisses the application.
1.    Annuls Commission Decision C (2001) 1284 of the 8 June                 2.    Orders the applicant to bear its own costs and pay those of the
      2001 discontinuing assistance to the laboratory for forestry                 Commission.
      genetics and improvement of ligneous plant species of Aristotelio
      Panepistimio Thessaloniki (Aristoteleio University of Thessa-          3.    Orders Bandag Inc. to bear its own costs.
      loniki) granted by Decision C (96) 2542 of the Commission of
      25 September 1996 on the grant of EAGGF Guidance
      section assistance in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC)         (1) OJ C 331 of 24.11.2001.
      No 4256/88 in the context of Project No 93.EL.06.023 ‘Pilot
      project on the acceleration of regeneration of woodland affected
      by the fires in Greece’;