Judgment of the General Court of 6 May 2010 - Comune di Napoli v Commission
(ERDF - Reduction in assistance - Urban pilot project for the development of a telematic network for the city of Naples - Notion of "irregularity" - Eligible expenses)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Comune di Napoli (Italy) (represented by: F. Sciaudone, G. Tarallo, G. Pizza and R. Sciaudone, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, Agent, and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)
Re:
First, annulment of Commission Decision C (2007) 3893 of 8 August 2007, concerning a reduction in the assistance granted by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88, amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93, to the city of Naples (Italy) by Commission Decision PH/1997/2761, approving the granting of ERDF assistance in the context of urban pilot project No 97.05.29.002 and, secondly, an application for damages seeking compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the applicant following the adoption of the contested decision.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the Comune di Napoli to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 283, 24.11.2007.