Order of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 8 January 2008. – Commission of the European Communities v Lior GEIE and Others.

Subject of the case

Re:

ACTION pursuant to Article 238 EC seeking an order against all the defendants jointly to repay the amounts paid by the Community in accordance with six contracts concluded in the framework of the Thermie programme and one contract concluded in the framework of the Altener II programme.

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action as inadmissible in so far as it relates to Deira SA, Eutec Srl, Mindshare BVBA, Società politecnica italiana recherche e progetti Srl, RPA Spa, Carmen eV, University College Dublin – Energy Research Group, Beneport SA, Europe Information Service SA, Managium SPRL and Aris Hellas EPE;

2. Orders the Commission to bear its own costs with regard to the action brought against Deira, Eutec, Mindshare, Società politecnica italiana recerche e progetti, RPA, Carmen, University College Dublin – Energy Research Group, Beneport, Europe Information Service, Managium and Aris Hellas, and pay the costs of Deira, Eutec, Mindshare, Società politecnica italiana recerche e progetti, RPA, Carmen, University College Dublin – Energy Research Group, Beneport, Europe Information Service and Managium;

3. Orders Aris Hellas to bear its own costs.