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Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2010 - Luxembourg v Commission

(Case T-549/08) 1

(ESF - Suspension of financial aid - Campaign against discrimination and inequality in the employment market - Serious failings in the system of management and monitoring which could lead to systemic irregularities - Article 39(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 - Legitimate expectations)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: M. Fisch, acting as Agent, and P. Kinsch, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Steiblytė and B. Conte, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 5383 of 24 September 2008 on the suspension of interim payments from the European Social Fund (ESF) to the single programming document for Community structural interventions falling under Objective No 3 to Luxembourg, and Commission Decision C(2008) 5730 of 6 October 2008 on the suspension of interim payments from the Community initiative to combat discrimination and inequality in the employment market (EQUAL) to Luxembourg.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

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1 - OJ C 44, 21.2.2009.