23.2.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/10


Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2013 — Spain v Commission

(Case T-54/11) (1)

(ERDF - Reduction of financial assistance - Aid for the operational programme falling within Objective 1 (2000-2006) concerning the region of Andalucía (Spain) - Article 39(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 - Three-month period - Directive 93/36/EEC - Negotiated procedure without prior publication of a tender notice)

2013/C 55/15

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented initially by: M. Muñoz Pérez, subsequently by S. Martínez-Lage Sobredo, and finally by A. Rubio González and N. Díaz Abad, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Steiblytė and J. Baquero Cruz, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2010) 7700 final of 16 November 2010 reducing the assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to the Objective 1 integrated operational programme for Andalucía (2000-2006), in so far as it imposes a financial correction of 100 % on the ERDF-financed expenditure for contracts no 2075/2003 and no 2120/2005.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 80, 12.3.2011.