Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2015 — Spain v Commission
(Case T-111/12) 1
(Cohesion Fund — Reduction of the financial assistance — Time-limit for adopting a decision)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Rubio González, abogado del Estado)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Recchia, acting as Agent, and initially by J. Rivas Andrés and X.M. García García, and subsequently by J. Rivas Andrés, lawyers)
Re:
APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Decision C (2011) 9990 of 22 December 2011 concerning the reduction of the assistance granted under the Cohesion Fund to the projects ‘Solid waste disposal management in the autonomous community of Extremadura — 2001’ (CCI 2001.ES.16.C.PE.043), ‘Water supply and sewer systems in the Duero river basin — 2001’ (CCI 2000.ES.16.C.PE.070), ‘Solid waste disposal management in the autonomous community of Valencia — 2001 — Group II’ (CCI 2001.ES.16.C.PE.026) and ‘Sanitation systems and waste water treatment in Bierzo Bajo’ (CCI 2000.ES.16.C.PE.036).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
annuls Commission Decision C (2011) 9990 of 22 December 2011 concerning the reduction of the assistance granted under the Cohesion Fund to the projects ‘Solid waste disposal management in the autonomous community of Extremadura — 2001’ (CCI 2001.ES.16.C.PE.043), ‘Water supply and sewer systems in the Duero river basin — 2001’ (CCI 2000.ES.16.C.PE.070), ‘Solid waste disposal management in the autonomous community of Valencia — 2001 — Group II’ (CCI 2001.ES.16.C.PE.026) and ‘Sanitation systems and waste water treatment in Bierzo Bajo’ (CCI 2000.ES.16.C.PE.036);
orders the commission to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 126, 28.4.2012.