Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2011 - CEVA v Commission
(Specific programme for research and technological development in the field of research into living resources - Project Seapura - Grant agreement - Arbitration clause - Application for the reimbursement of sums paid in advance under a research financing contract - Reminder letters - Action for annulment - Inadmissibility)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Centre d'étude et de valorisation des algues SA (CEVA) (Pleubian, France) (represented by: J.-M. Peyrical, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Joris, Agent, and E. Bouttier, lawyer)
Re:
Application for the annulment of the four reminder letters of the Commission dated 11 May 2009, by which it invited the applicant to reimburse the amount paid to it under a grant agreement concluded for a project to be carried out in the context of the specific programme for research and technological development, entitled 'Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources'.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action as inadmissible;
Orders the Centre d'étude et de valorisation des algues SA (CEVA) to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 220, 12.9.2009.