Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2017 — IMG v Commission

(Case T-381/15) ¹

(Protection of the European Union’s financial interests — Strengthened audit and monitoring measures and verification warning in the early warning system (EWS) — Decision suspending the possibility for the applicant to conclude contracts for indirect management with the Commission having regard to doubts regarding its status as an international organisation — Action for annulment — Act not open to challenge — No interest in bringing proceedings — Partial inadmissibility — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Proportionality — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Application for damages)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: International Management Group (IMG) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L. Levi and A.Tymen, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz and S. Bartelt, Agents)

Re:

First, application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the Commission’s letter in which that institution orders the strengthening of audit and monitoring measures and the issuing of a verification warning and refuses to allow the applicant to conclude contracts with the Commission for indirect management and, secondly, application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm which the applicant allegedly suffered as a result of the adoption of the measures envisaged in that letter.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Declares that there is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action in so far as International Management Group (IMG) seeks the annulment of the registration of a verification warning with regard to it in the early warning system;

Dismisses the action as inadmissible or unfounded as to the remainder;

Orders IMG to pay the costs.

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¹ OJ C 337, 12.10.2015.