Language of document :

Order of the General Court of 13 September 2017 — Germany v Commission

(Case T-104/10) 1

(Action for annulment — ERDF — Reduction in financial aid — RESIDER II programme — 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 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) 10561 of 18 December 2009 on the reduction of the contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) granted by Commission Decision C(95) 2529 of 27 November 1995 in respect of the RESIDER II Programme Saarland (1994-1999) in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Operative part of the order

1.    Commission Decision C(2009) 10561 of 18 December 2009 on the reduction of the contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) granted by Commission Decision C(95) 2529 of 27 November 1995 in respect of the RESIDER II Programme Saarland (1994-1999) in the Federal Republic of Germany is annulled.

2.    The European Commission shall pay the costs.

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1     OJ C 134, 22.5.2010.