Judgment of the General Court of 14 April 2011 - Netherlands v Commission
(ERDF - Single programming document for the Groningen-Drenthe region - Decision on the reduction of the aid and ordering partial reimbursement of the amounts paid - Obligation to state reasons - Article 23(1) and Article 24(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 )
Language of the case: Dutch
Parties
Applicant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: C. Wissels and M. Noort, acting as Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: W. Roels and A. Steiblyte, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action for annulment in part 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 no 97.07.13.003 coming under objective 2 for the Groningen-Drenthe region, granted in accordance with Commission Decision 97/711/EC of 26 May 1997.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the application;
Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 90, 18.04.2009.