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Document 62015TJ0316
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 1 March 2018.
Republic of Poland v European Commission.
ERDF — Refusal to confirm a financial contribution to a major project — Article 40(g) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 — Justification for the public contribution — Article 41(2) of Regulation No 1083/2006 — Time-limit not respected.
Case T-316/15.
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 1 March 2018.
Republic of Poland v European Commission.
ERDF — Refusal to confirm a financial contribution to a major project — Article 40(g) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 — Justification for the public contribution — Article 41(2) of Regulation No 1083/2006 — Time-limit not respected.
Case T-316/15.
Court reports – general
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 1 March 2018 –
Poland v Commission
(Case T‑316/15)
(ERDF — Refusal to confirm a financial contribution to a major project — Article 40(g) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 — Justification for the public contribution — Article 41(2) of Regulation No 1083/2006 — Time-limit not respected)
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Economic, social and territorial cohesion—Structural assistance—European Union funding—Major projects—Assessment—Discretion of the Commission—Judicial review—Limits (Council Regulation No 1083/2006, Art. 41) (see paras 40-44) |
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Actions for annulment—Contested act—Assessment of legality in the light of the information available at the time of adoption of the measure (Art. 263 TFEU) (see para. 46) |
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Economic, social and territorial cohesion—Structural assistance—European Union funding—Major projects—Assessment—Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 1083/2006, Arts 40, first para., (g) and 41(1)) (see paras 61, 71, 73) |
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Actions for annulment—Subject-matter—Decision based on several pillars of reasoning, each sufficient to justify the operative part—Annulment of such a decision—Conditions (Art. 263 TFEU) (see para. 91) |
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Economic, social and territorial cohesion—Structural assistance—European Union funding—Major projects—Assessment—Time-limit—Exceeded—Consequences—Annulment—Conditions (Council Regulation No 1083/2006, Art. 41(2)) (see paras 100, 104, 105, 110, 120-122, 124, 125, 131) |
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Member States—Obligations—Duty of sincere cooperation with the EU institutions—Reciprocity (Art. 4(3) TEU) (see para. 133) |
Re:
Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment of Commission Decision C(2015) 2230 of 31 March 2015 refusing to confirm to the Republic of Poland a financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to the major project ‘Creation of Innovative Services at the IBM Shared Services Centre in Wrocław’ under Priority Axis No 4 of the operational programme ‘Innovative Economy’.
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders the Republic of Poland to pay the costs. |