Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 April 2011.#Kingdom of the Netherlands v European Commission.#ERDF - Single programming document for the Groningen-Drenthe region - Decision on the reduction of aid and ordering partial reimbursement of the amounts paid - Duty to state reasons - Article 23(1) and Article 24(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.#Case T-70/09.

Subject of the case

Re:

ACTION for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2008) 8355 of 11 December 2008 on the reduction of the aid from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the framework of the single programming document No 97.07.13.003 coming under objective 2 for the Groningen-Drenthe region, granted in accordance with Commission Decision 97/711/EC of 26 May 1997.

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the application;

2. Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.