Order of the General Court of 14 September 2015 — Slovakia v Commission

(Case T-678-14) ¹

(Action for annulment — Own resources of the European Union — Financial responsibility of the Member States — Obligation to pay the Commission the amount corresponding to a loss of own resources — Letter from the Commission — Act not open to challenge — Inadmissibility)

Language of the case: Slovak

Parties

Applicant: Slovak Republic (represented by: B. Ricziová, acting as Agent)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Grønfeldt, A. Tokár and M. Wasmeier, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for the annulment of the alleged decision of the Directorate-General for Budget of the Commission, contained in letter BUDG/B/03MV D (2014) 2351197 of 15 July 2014, by which the Commission formally demanded the Slovak Republic to make funds available to the Commission for the gross amount of EUR 1 602 457.33 (of which 25% should be deducted to cover expense incurred in collection) corresponding to a loss of traditional own resources, at the latest by the first working day following the 19th day of the second month after the letter was sent.

Operative part of the order

The Court:

Dismisses the action.

Holds that there is no need to rule on the applications for leave to intervene of the Federal Republic of Germany and Romania.

Orders the Slovak Republic to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.

Orders the Slovak Republic, the Commission, the Federal Republic of Germany and Romania each to bear their own costs relating to the applications for leave to intervene.

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¹     OJ C 448, 15.12.2014.