Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2021 – ADR Center v Commission
(Case T-364/15) 1
(Financial aid – General Programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ for the period 2007-2013 – Specific Programme ‘Civil Justice’ – Action for annulment – Enforceable decision – Grant agreements – Recovery of part of the financial contribution paid – Action for a declaratory judgment – Arbitration clause – Force majeure – Eligible costs – Proportionality – Obligation to state reasons)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: ADR Center Srl (Rome, Italy) (represented by: A. Guillerme and T. Bontinck, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Estrada de Solà and M. Ilkova, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application seeking, first, annulment, under Article 263 TFEU, of Commission Decision C(2015) 3117 final of 4 May 2015 relating to the recovery of part of the financial contribution paid to the applicant pursuant to two grant agreements concluded under the Specific Programme ‘Civil Justice’ and, second, a declaration that the costs which the Commission declared ineligible in that decision are eligible.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders ADR Center Srl to pay the costs in the main proceedings and in the proceedings for interim measures.
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1 OJ C 302, 14.9.2015.