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Document 62015TO0601
Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 13 May 2016.
Centre d’étude et de valorisation des algues SA (CEVA) v European Commission.
Arbitration clause — Technological research and development project in the area entitled ‘Algae grown from sustainable aquaculture as raw material for biodegradable bioplastics’ — SEABIOPLAS contract — Demand for payment of the financial contribution due — Offsetting — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Delay — No interest in bringing proceedings — Inadmissibility.
Case T-601/15.
Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 13 May 2016.
Centre d’étude et de valorisation des algues SA (CEVA) v European Commission.
Arbitration clause — Technological research and development project in the area entitled ‘Algae grown from sustainable aquaculture as raw material for biodegradable bioplastics’ — SEABIOPLAS contract — Demand for payment of the financial contribution due — Offsetting — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Delay — No interest in bringing proceedings — Inadmissibility.
Case T-601/15.
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Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 13 May 2016 —
CEVA v Commission
(Case T‑601/15)
‛Arbitration clause — Technological research and development project in the area entitled ‘Algae grown from sustainable aquaculture as raw material for biodegradable bioplastics’ — SEABIOPLAS contract — Demand for payment of the financial contribution due — Offsetting — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Delay — No interest in bringing proceedings — Inadmissibility’
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Judicial proceedings — Legal basis of an action — Choice for the applicant and not the EU judicature (see para. 22) |
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Actions for annulment — Actionable measures — Concept — Extra-judicial decision to offset debts and amounts due adopted by the Commission on the basis of Regulation No 966/2012 — Included (Art. 263 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation No 966/2012, Art. 80) (see paras 24-26, 30, 31, 33) |
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Acts of the institutions — Presumption of validity — Non-existent act — Concept (Art. 288 TFEU) (see paras 37, 38) |
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Actions for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Interest in bringing proceedings — Need for an actual and current interest — Assessment at the time when the action was lodged — Action capable of securing a benefit for the applicant — None — Inadmissibility (Art. 263, fourth para., TFEU) (see paras 47-50) |
Re:
ACTION under Article 272 TFEU seeking an order that the Commission pay the first instalment of the grant due to the applicant under the SEABIOPLAS contract (reference FP7-SME-2013-606032-SEABIOPLAS) concerning a technological research and development project in the area entitled ‘Algae grown from sustainable aquaculture as raw material for biodegradable bioplastics’.
Operative part
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The action is dismissed as inadmissible. |
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The Centre d’étude et de valorisation des algues SA (CEVA) is ordered to pay the costs. |