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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.

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)

1. 

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)

2. 

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)

3. 

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)

4. 

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)

5. 

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)

6. 

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:

1. 

Dismisses the action;

2. 

Orders the Republic of Poland to pay the costs.
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