Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 18 January 2006 − Regione Marche v Commission
(Case T-107/03)
Integrated Mediterranean Programme (IMP) for the Marche Region (Italy) – Ending of financial assistance – Ineligible expenditure – Action for annulment – Absence of legal basis – Legitimate expectation – Failure to state grounds
1.Economic and social cohesion – Structural assistance – Integrated Mediterranean Programmes (Council Regulation No 2088/85) (see paras 92, 94, 97, 100)
2.Community law – Principles – Protection of legitimate expectations – Conditions (see para. 129)
3.Economic and social cohesion – Structural assistance – Integrated Mediterranean Programmes (see paras 142-143)
4.Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope (Art. 253 EC) (see para. 149)
Re:
| APPLICATION for the annulment of the Commission decision contained in a letter of 18 December 2002 to the Italian Government by which the Commission announced that it was ending Community financial assistance granted under the Integrated Mediterranean Programme (IMP) for the Marche Region (Italy) |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
| Dismisses the action; |
2. |
| Orders the applicant, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by the Commission. |