22.5.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 134/5


Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 25 March 2010 — Sviluppo Italia Basilicata SpA v European Commission

(Case C-414/08 P) (1)

(Appeal - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) - Reduction of financial assistance - General allocation for the purpose of implementing measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises - Deadline for completion of investment projects - Discretion of the Commission)

2010/C 134/07

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Appellant: Sviluppo Italia Basilicata SpA (represented by: F. Sciaudone, R. Sciaudone and A. Neri, avvocati)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, agent, assisted by A. Dal Ferro, avvocato)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of 8 July 2008 in Case T-176/06 Sviluppo Basilicata v Commission by which the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) dismissed its application for, first, annulment of Commission Decision C(2006) 1706 of 20 April 2006 reducing the financial assistance from the European Regional Development Fund in favour of an overall allocation for the purpose of implementing measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the Basilicata Region of Italy, granted under the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the regions of Italy covered by Objective 1 and, second, damages for the harm purportedly caused by that decision

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the appeal.

2.

Orders Sviluppo Italia Basilicata SpA to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 301, 22.11.2008.