CELEX: 62017TA0629
Language: en
Date: 2019-09-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-629/17: Judgment of the General Court of 12 September 2019 — Czech Republic v Commission (ERDF — ESF — Reduction in financial assistance — Public procurement — Article 99(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 — Article 16(b) of Directive 2004/18/EC — Specific exclusion — Public service contracts for the acquisition, development, production or co-production of programme material intended for broadcasting by broadcasters)

25.11.2019   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 399/44
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 12 September 2019 — Czech Republic v Commission
      (Case T-629/17) (1)
      
      (ERDF - ESF - Reduction in financial assistance - Public procurement - Article 99(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 - Article 16(b) of Directive 2004/18/EC - Specific exclusion - Public service contracts for the acquisition, development, production or co-production of programme material intended for broadcasting by broadcasters)
      (2019/C 399/52)
      Language of the case: Czech
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, J. Vláčil and T. Müller, acting as Agents)
      
         Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Arenas and P. Ondrůšek, acting as Agents)
      
         Intervener in support of the applicant: Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna and K. Rudzińska, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 4682 final of 6 July 2017 cancelling part of the European Social Fund assistance for the operational programme Education for Competitiveness under the ‘Convergence’ and ‘Regional Competitiveness and Employment’ objectives in the Czech Republic and part of the European Regional Development Fund assistance for the operational programmes Research and Development for Innovations under the ‘Convergence’ objective in the Czech Republic and Technical Assistance under the ‘Convergence’ and ‘Regional Competitiveness and Employment’ objectives in the Czech Republic.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders the Czech Republic to pay the costs;
                  
               
            
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                     Orders the Republic of Poland to bear its own costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 369, 30.10.2017.