Action brought on 21 December 2010 - Commission v Commune de Millau
(Case T-572/10)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: S. Petrova, Agent, and E. Bouttier, avocat)
Defendant: Commune de Millau (Millau, France)
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the General Court should:
declare that the Commune de Millau (municipality of Millau) is jointly and severally liable for the undertakings made by, and the debts of, the Société d'économie mixte d'équipement de l'Aveyron (the Aveyron semi-public installations company) (SEMEA) with respect to the European Commission;
order the Commune de Millau to pay jointly and severally with SEMEA to the applicant the principal sum of EUR 41 012, plus interest outstanding since 10 March 1992 or, in the alternative, from 27 April 1993;
order the capitalisation of interest;
order the Commune de Millau to pay jointly and severally with SEMEA the sum of EUR 5000 in respect of SEMEA's wrongful obstruction of legal process;
order the Commune de Millau to pay jointly and severally with SEMEA the costs of the present case;
order the joining of the present case with Case T-168/10 Commission v SEMEA
Pleas in law and main arguments
The pleas in law and main arguments put forward by the applicant are identical to those advanced in Case T-168/10
Commission v
SEMEA,
1 the Commission claiming furthermore that the Commune de Millau is jointly and severally liable for repayment of SEMEA's debt, in so far as the Commune de Millau took over SEMEA's assets and liabilities, including the contract concluded between SEMEA and the Commission which forms the basis of the dispute.