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Document 62021TA0408
Case T-408/21: Judgment of the General Court of 6 July 2022 — HB v Commission (Public service contracts — Provision of technical assistance services to the High Judicial Council and to the Ukrainian authorities — Irregularities in the contract award procedures — Recovery of sums wrongly paid — Enforceable decisions — Article 299 TFEU — Competence of the author of the act — Non-contractual liability of the Union)
Case T-408/21: Judgment of the General Court of 6 July 2022 — HB v Commission (Public service contracts — Provision of technical assistance services to the High Judicial Council and to the Ukrainian authorities — Irregularities in the contract award procedures — Recovery of sums wrongly paid — Enforceable decisions — Article 299 TFEU — Competence of the author of the act — Non-contractual liability of the Union)
Case T-408/21: Judgment of the General Court of 6 July 2022 — HB v Commission (Public service contracts — Provision of technical assistance services to the High Judicial Council and to the Ukrainian authorities — Irregularities in the contract award procedures — Recovery of sums wrongly paid — Enforceable decisions — Article 299 TFEU — Competence of the author of the act — Non-contractual liability of the Union)
OJ C 340, 5.9.2022, p. 38–38
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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5.9.2022 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 340/38 |
Judgment of the General Court of 6 July 2022 — HB v Commission
(Case T-408/21) (1)
(Public service contracts - Provision of technical assistance services to the High Judicial Council and to the Ukrainian authorities - Irregularities in the contract award procedures - Recovery of sums wrongly paid - Enforceable decisions - Article 299 TFEU - Competence of the author of the act - Non-contractual liability of the Union)
(2022/C 340/52)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: HB (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Araujo Arce, J. Estrada de Solà and J. Baquero Cruz, acting as Agents)
Re:
By her action, the applicant seeks, first, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, the annulment of Commission Decision C(2021) 3339 final of 5 May 2021 relating to the recovery of a debt in the amount of EUR 4 241 507,00 payable by the applicant under the contract with reference TACIS/2006/101-510, and of Commission Decision C(2021) 3340 final of 5 May 2021 relating to the recovery of a debt in the amount of EUR 1 197 055,86 payable by the applicant under the contract with reference CARDS/2008/166-429; and, secondly, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, the reimbursement of any amounts recovered by the European Commission on the basis of those decisions, together with late-payment interest at the rate applied by the European Central Bank (ECB) plus seven points, and the payment of symbolic damages of EUR 1, subject to increase, for the non-material damage which she claims to have suffered.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls Commission Decision C(2021) 3339 final of 5 May 2021 relating to the recovery of a debt of EUR 4 241 507 payable by HB and Commission Decision C(2021) 3340 final of 5 May 2021 relating to the recovery of a debt of EUR 1 197 055,86 payable by HB; |
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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Orders HB and the European Commission each to bear their own costs, including those relating to the interlocutory proceedings. |