Official Journal of the European Union

C 293/29

(Case T-644/14)(1)

((Financial aid - General Programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ for the period 2007-2013 - Specific Programme ‘Civil Justice’ - Action for annulment - Enforceable decision - Article 299 TFEU - Powers of the author of the act - Principle of sound administration - Application for an order directing the Commission to pay the balance due under the grant agreements - Partial reclassification of the action - Arbitration clause - Jurisdiction of the General Court - Eligible costs))

(2017/C 293/32)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: ADR Center SpA (Rome, Italy) (represented: initially by L. Tantalo, and subsequently by A. Guillerme, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented: initially by J. Estrada de Solà and L. Cappelletti, and subsequently by J. Estrada de Solà and S. Delaude, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application, first, based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Decision C(2014) 4485 final of the Commission of 27 June 2014 concerning the recovery of part of the financial contribution paid to the applicant under three grant agreements concluded in the context of the ‘Civil Justice’ specific programme and, second, based on Article 272 TFEU seeking an order directing the Commission to pay it the balance due to it under the three grant agreements in an amount of EUR 49 172,52 together with damages.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.Dismisses the action;

2.Orders ADR Center SpA to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission, including the costs of that institution pertaining to the proceedings for interim measures, and to bear half of its own costs, including in relation to its costs pertaining to the proceedings for interim measures;

3.Orders the Commission to pay half of the costs incurred by ADR Center, including half of the costs of the latter pertaining to the proceedings for interim measures.

(1)

OJ C 388, 3.11.2014.