Action brought on 23 June 2006 - ARBOS v Commission

(Case T-161/06)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant(s): ARBOS, Gesellschaft für Musik und Theater (Klagenfurt, Austria) (represented by: H. Karl, lawyer)

Defendant(s): Commission of the European Communities

Form of order sought

Order that the defendant pay the claimant EUR 38 545.42 plus 12% interest since 1.1.2001 and EUR 27 618.91 plus 12% interest since 1.3.2003;

Order that the defendant pay the claimant EUR 26 459.38 in pre-litigation costs and bear the costs of the proceedings

Pleas in law and main arguments

The claimant claims compensation from the European Commission under Article 288 EC for the damage it claims to have suffered from the wrongful withholding of assistance. It bases its claim on two contracts for assistance concluded in 2000 in 2002 and each containing an arbitration clause in the annex.

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