Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 9 October 2013 —
Zinātnes, inovāciju un testēšanas centrs v Commission

(Case T‑259/11)

Action for annulment — Phare programme — Project concerning the development of a centre for innovation and testing of construction products — Commission decision to undertake recovery of part of the sums paid — Lack of direct concern — Inadmissibility

Actions for annulment — Natural and legal persons — Measures of direct and individual concern to them — Whether directly concerned — Criteria — Commission decision addressed to a Member State to effect recovery of part of the sums paid under a PHARE programme — Action brought by the scientific association which received those sums — Not directly concerned — Inadmissibility (Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU) (see paras 37-39, 42)

Re:

ACTION brought by the association Zinātnes, inovāciju un testēšanas centrs in accordance with Article 263 TFEU, seeking annulment of the Commission’s decision notified to the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia by letter dated 16 November 2010.

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. The application for access to Commission documents is also dismissed.

3. Zinātnes, inovāciju un testēšanas centrs is ordered to pay the costs.

4. There is no need to adjudicate on the applications to intervene from the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Lithuania.