ADR Center v Commission

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 July 2020 – ADR Center Sp A v European Commission(Case C-584/17 P) 1(Appeal – Arbitration clause – Grant agreements concluded in the context of the Specific Programme ‘Civil Justice’ for the period 2007-2013 – Audit reports questioning the eligibility of certain costs – European Commission decision to recover unduly paid sums – Article 299 TFEU – Power of the Commission to adopt an enforceable decision within contractual relationships – Jurisdiction of the EU judicature – Effective judicial protection)Language of the case: English Parties Appellant: ADR Center Sp A (represented by: A. Guillerme and T. Bontinck, avocats)Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: J. Estrada de Solà and A. Katsimerou, acting as Agents)Operative part of the judgment The Court:1.    Dismisses the appeal;2.    Orders ADR Center Sp A to bear, in addition to two thirds of its own costs, two thirds of the costs incurred by the European Commission;3.    Orders the European Commission to bear, in addition to one third of its own costs, one third of the costs incurred by ADR Center Sp A.____________1 OJ C 5, 8.1.2018.