Language of document :

Order of the General Court of 5 October 2010 - Provincie Groningen and Provincie Drenthe v Commission

(Case T-69/09) 1

(Annulment action - ERDF - Decision reducing the financial assistance and ordering the partial repayment of the sums paid -Regional body - No direct concern - Inadmissibility)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicants: Provincie Groningen and Provincie Drenthe (Netherlands) (represented by: C. Dekker and E. Belhadj, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Steiblytė and W. Roels, Agents)

Re:

Application for partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 8355 of 11 December 2008 on the reduction of the aid from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the framework of the single programming document for the Groningen-Drenthe region coming under objective 2 - No 97.07.13.003 - granted in accordance with Commission Decision C (1997) 1362 of 26 May 1997.

Operative part of the order

1.    The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2.    Provincie Groningen and Provincie Drenthe are ordered to pay the costs.

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1 - OJ C 90, 18.4.2009.