CELEX: 62010TA0117
Language: en
Date: 2014-03-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-117/10: Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2014 — Italy v Commission (ERDF — Reduction of financial assistance — 2000 - 2006 regional operational programme for the region of Apulia (Italy) covered by objective No 1 — Serious failings in the management or control systems which could lead to systemic irregularities — Partnership principle — Proportionality — Article 39(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 — Articles 4, 8, 9 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 438/2001 — Duty to state reasons — Lack of competence)

19.5.2014   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 151/17
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2014 — Italy v Commission
   (Case T-117/10) (1)
   
   ((ERDF - Reduction of financial assistance - 2000 - 2006 regional operational programme for the region of Apulia (Italy) covered by objective No 1 - Serious failings in the management or control systems which could lead to systemic irregularities - Partnership principle - Proportionality - Article 39(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 - Articles 4, 8, 9 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 438/2001 - Duty to state reasons - Lack of competence))
   2014/C 151/21
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, Agent, and by P. Gentili, avvocato dello Stato)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Steiblytė and D. Recchia, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application to annul Commission Decision C (2009) 10350 final of 22 December 2009 reducing the financial assistance from the European Regional Development Fund allocated to the Italian Republic pursuant to Commission Decision C(2000) 2349 of 8 August 2000, approving the regional operational programme POR Puglia, in respect of the period 2000-2006, under objective No 1.
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Italian Republic to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 148, 5.6.2010.