Notice for the OJ
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 30 September 2003 in Case T-196/01: Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v Commission of the European Communities
1(EAGGF ( Discontinuation of financial aid ( Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 ( Error of assessment ( Principle of proportionality ( Reasonable period ( Statement of reasons)
(Language of the case: Greek)
In Case T-196/01: Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis, established in Thessaloniki (Greece) represented by D. Nikopoulos, lawyer, with an address for service in Luxembourg, v Commission of the European Communities (Agents: M. Condou-Durande) ( application for annulment of Commission Decision C (2001) 1284 of 8 June 2001, discontinuing aid to the laboratory for forest genetics and the improvement of ligneous plant species of Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessaloniki (University of Thessaloniki) granted by Commission Decision C (96) 2542 of 25 September 1996 on the grant of EAGGF Guidance Section assistance in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88 in the context of project No 93.EL.06.023, "Pilot project on the acceleration of regeneration of woodland affected by the fires in Greece", ( the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber), composed of K. Lenaerts, President, J. Azizi and M. Jaeger, Judges; U. Natsinas, Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 30 September 2003, in which it:
1.Annuls Commission Decision C (2001) 1284 of the 8 June 2001 discontinuing assistance to the laboratory for forestry genetics and improvement of ligneous plant species of Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessaloniki (Aristoteleio University of Thessaloniki) granted by Decision C (96) 2542 of the Commission of 25 September 1996 on the grant of EAGGF Guidance section assistance in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88 in the context of Project No 93.EL.06.023 "Pilot project on the acceleration of regeneration of woodland affected by the fires in Greece";
2.Orders each party to bear its own costs including those relation to the interim proceedings.
____________1 - OJ C 289 of 13.10.01.