Action brought on 18 May 2012 - Technion and Technion Research & Development Foundation v Commission

(Case T-216/12)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Haïfa, Israel) and Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd (Haïfa) (represented by: D. Grisay, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

admit this action for annulment based on Article 263 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

declare it to be admissible, and

primarily, declare the action well-founded and annul the decision for compensation of the Commission, Directorate General of Information Society and Media, contained in its letter of 13 March 2012, directed against TECHNION;

order the European Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on two pleas in law which are essentially identical or similar to those put forward in Case T-657/11 Technion and Technion Research & Development Foundation v Commission. 

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¹ - OJ 2012 C 73, p. 28.