Order of the General Court of 13 September 2017 — Germany v Commission
(Case T-21/10) 1
(Action for annulment — ERDF — Reduction in financial aid — Failure to comply with the time limit for adoption of a decision — Infringement of essential procedural requirements — Action manifestly well founded)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented initially by: J. Möller, T. Henze and C. Blaschke, and subsequently by: J. Möller and T. Henze, acting as Agents, and C. von Donat, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B.-R. Killmann, B. Conte and A. Steiblytė, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 9049 of 13 November 2009 reducing the assistance granted to the Single Programming Document Objective 2 Saarland (1997-1999) in the Federal Republic of Germany from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under Commission Decision C(97)1123 of 7 May 1997.
Operative part of the order
1. Commission Decision C(2009) 9049 of 13 November 2009 reducing the assistance granted to the Single Programming Document Objective 2 Saarland (1997-1999) in the Federal Republic of Germany from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under Commission Decision C(97)1123 of 7 May 1997 is annulled.
2. The European Commission shall pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.