Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 3 May 2018

Sigma Orionis SA v European Commission

Arbitration clause — Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) and ‘Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation’ — Suspension of payments and termination of grant contracts following a financial audit — Action seeking to obtain payment of the amounts owed by the Commission in the context of the implementation of the grant contracts — Non-contractual liability

Case T-48/16


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
01/06/2018 Sigma Orionis v Commission
Research and technological development
  • Research and technological development
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2018:245		 03/05/2018 Sigma Orionis v Commission
Research and technological development
  • Research and technological development
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:T:2018:245		 03/05/2018 Sigma Orionis v Commission
Research and technological development
  • Research and technological development
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
26/02/2016 Sigma Orionis v Commission
Research and technological development
  • Research and technological development
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Order (OJ)
22/09/2017 Sigma Orionis v Commission
Research and technological development
  • Research and technological development
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Order (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2017:585		 25/08/2017 Sigma Orionis v Commission
Research and technological development
  • Research and technological development
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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3 Legal proceedings
  3.09 Proceedings relating to a contract
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.04 Subject-matter, form of order sought and pleas in law
      3.08.04.01 Formal requirements
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.02 Other EU bodies and agencies
    2.02.08 European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.02 Other EU bodies and agencies
    2.02.08 European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.02 Other EU bodies and agencies
    2.02.08 European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.02 Other EU bodies and agencies
    2.02.08 European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.02 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
      1.04.02.02 Scope of the protection of rights and principles
        1.04.02.02.04 Level of protection (Article 53 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.06 Principle of proportionality
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.06 Financial provisions
    2.06.01 Budgetary principles and rules
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.06 Measures of inquiry and measures of organisation of procedure
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.05 Actions for damages
    3.05.02 Rules governing the non-contractual liability of the European Union
      3.05.02.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.05 Actions for damages
    3.05.02 Rules governing the non-contractual liability of the European Union
      3.05.02.01 Basis of liability


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 02/02/2016

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

03/05/2018


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 211 from 18.06.2018, p.19

Application: OJ C 98 from 14.03.2016, p.59

Name of the parties

Sigma Orionis v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Michel, Valérie: Enquêtes de l'OLAF, Europe 2018 Juillet Comm. nº 7 p.17-18 (FR)
  2. levi, Laure: Arrêts « Sigma Orionis » : le juge national, le juge de l’Union et l’OLAF — qui contrôle quoi ?, Journal de droit européen 2019, nº 256, p. 65-66 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Research and technological development

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Arbitration clause : dismissal on substantive grounds
  • Action for damages : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Nihoul

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

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