Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2010 - Commission v Commune de Valbonne
(Arbitration clause -Research and training contract relating to a mutual education project between the city of Valbonne (France) and the province of Ascoli Piceno (Italy) - Application for reimbursement of advance payments)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: initially, L. Escobar Guerrero, and subsequently, F. Dintilhac and A. Sauka, agents, and E. Bouttier, lawyer)
Defendant: Commune de Valbonne (France) (represented by: B. Rapp-Jung, lawyer)
Re:
Action based on an arbitration clause in accordance with Article 238 EC seeking an order that the Commune de Valbonne reimburse advance payments made by the European Commission, together with late-payment interest, in connection with Contract Valaspi MM 1027 of 29 December 1997.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action.
Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 223, 30.8.2008.