Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 October 2012 — Arbos v Commission

(Case T‑161/06)

Action for damages — ‘Culture 2000’ programme — Grants made for projects — Claims for payment of various sums — Article 44(1)(c) of the Rules of Procedure — Inadmissible

1.                     Proceedings — Application initiating proceedings — Formal requirements — Identification of the subject-matter of the dispute — Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based — Application containing no precise indication of the legal basis of the action or argument developing the pleas raised — Inadmissibility — Development at the reply stage — Not relevant (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 44(1)(c)) (see paras 19-21, 29, 38, 39, 53, 54, 59)

2.                     Proceedings — Legal basis of an action — Choice for the applicant, not the EU judicature (see para. 24)

Re:

ACTION for compensation from the Commission, first, for payment of EUR 38 585.42 plus interest at 12% from 1 January 2001 and EUR 27 618.91 plus interest at 12% from 1 March 2003 and, second, the payment of EUR 26 459.38 excluding VAT for fees for lawyers instructed during the pre-litigation phase.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Arbos Gesellschaft für Musik und Theater to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.