Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 16 March 2016 —
Hydrex v Commission
(Case T‑45/15)
Grant agreement relating to a project concerning a financial instrument for the environment — Recovery order — Enforceable decision within the meaning of Article 299 TFEU — Obligation to state reasons — Errors of assessment — Force majeure
1. Actions for annulment — Action against a decision forming a writ of execution — Decision open to challenge on the basis of Article 263 TFEU — Admissibility — Pleas relating to contractual stipulations and the applicable national law — Inadmissibility (Arts 263 TFEU, 272 TFEU and 299 TFEU) (see paras 24, 25, 39, 49, 50)
2. Actions for annulment — Grounds — Lack of or inadequate statement of reasons — Separate ground from the one concerning substantive legality (Arts 263 TFEU and 296 TFEU) (see paras 27, 28, 32)
3. Acts of the institutions — Statement of reasons — Obligation — Scope — Decision falling within a context known to the person concerned, enabling him to understand the scope of the measure taken against him — Whether a summary statement of reasons is sufficient (Art. 296 TFEU) (see paras 27, 29-31)
4. Judicial proceedings — Application initiating proceedings — Formal requirements — Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based — Similar requirements for submissions made in support of a plea — Imprecise formulation of a claim — Inadmissibility (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21; Rules of Procedure of the General Court (1991), Art. 44(1)) (see paras 43-46)
Re:
| ACTION for annulment of Commission Decision C(2015) 103 final of 12 January 2015 relating to recovery order No 3241405101 issued against the applicant and involving an amount of EUR 540 721.10. |
Operative part
The Court:
2. | | Orders Hydrex NV to bear its own costs and those incurred by the European Commission, including the costs relating to the interim proceedings. |