Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 24 September 2008 – DC-Hadler Networks v Commission

(Case T-264/06)

Public supply contracts – TACIS programme – Decision to annul the call for tenders – Application for annulment – Duty to state reasons

1.                     Actions for annulment – Interest in bringing proceedings – Action brought against an implemented decision (Art. 230 EC) (see paras 18-19)

2.                     Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Commission decision annulling a public supply contract tender procedure (Art. 253 EC) (see paras 29, 32-34)

Re:

APPLICATION to annul the Commission decision of 14 July 2006 to annul the tender procedure in respect of Europe Aid/122742/C/SUP/RU relating to the supply of IT and office equipment for the information network and of social integration and rehabilitation-related equipment for the disabled in the federal district of the Volga (Russian Federation).

Operative part

The Court:

1. Annuls the Commission decision of 14 July 2006 annulling the tender procedure in respect of Europe Aid/122742/C/SUP/RU;

2. Orders the Commission and DC-Hadler Networks to pay their own costs.