Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-356/09 of Court of First Instance of the European Communities, October 23, 2009

• Resolution Date: October 23, 2009
• Issuing Organization: Court of First Instance of the European Communities
• Decision Number: T-356/09

Action brought on 16 September 2009 - Commission v Association Fédération Club B2A

(Case T-356/09)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (Étupes, France) (represented by: A.-M. Rouchaud-Joët and N. Bambara, acting as Agents, and E. Bouttier, lawyer)

Defendant: Association Fédération Club B2A

Form of order sought

order the Fédération, represented by its President, to pay to the applicant the amount of ... euros ... corresponding to the principal sum of EUR 62 500 and the sum of ... euros ... in late-payment interest falling due on ...;

order the Fédération to pay the sum of EUR 7 000 in order to cover the costs incurred by the Commission in recovering its debt;

order the Fédération to pay the costs of the present case.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The European Community, represented by the Commission, concluded a grant contract in respect of a project for the 'creation and operation of a federation of regional networks of Business Angels for Eastern France'. The project, during which the Commission paid, as an advance, the sum of EUR 62 500 to the defendant, was completed on 30 September 2002.

In that contract, the defendant undertook, inter alia, to provide a final report. Since an...