Judgment of the General Court of 6 July 2015 — France v Commission
(Case T-516/10) 1
(EAGGF — ‘Guidance’ Section — Reduction of financial aid — Community initiative programme Leader+ — Failure to comply with the time-limit for adoption of a decision — Infringement of an essential procedural requirement)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: French Republic (represented initially by: E Belliard, B. Cabouat, G. de Bergues, D. Colas and C. Candat, and subsequently by: D. Colas, C. Candat and J.-S. Pilczer, acting as Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Bianchi and G. von Rintelen, acting as Agents)
Re:
Annulment of Commission Decision C(2010) 5724 Final of 23 August 2010 on the application of financial corrections to assistance from the EAGGF, ‘guidance’ section, allocated to the Community initiative programme CCI 2000.FR.060.PC.001 (France — Leader+)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Annuls Commission Decision C(2010) 5724 Final of 23 August 2010 on the application of financial corrections to assistance from the EAGGF, ‘guidance’ section, allocated to the Community initiative programme CCI 2000.FR.060.PC.001 (France — Leader+);
Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the French Republic.
____________1 OJ C 13, 15.1.2011.