ECLI:EU:T:2003:106

«(Community financial support – Operating costs – Decision to terminate financial support – Principle of sound financial management – Interpretation of the conditions of support – Rights of the defence – Protection of legitimate expectations)» Summary of the Judgment 1.. Community law – Principles – Rights of the defence – Compliance when the Commission adopts a decision to terminate Community financial support 2.. Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Reference to a document annexed – Whether permissible (Art. 253 EC) 3.. Community law – Principles – Protection of legitimate expectations – Protection refused to person committing a manifest infringement of the rules in force JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (Fourth Chamber)9 April 2003 (1) ((Community financial support – Operating costs – Decision to terminate financial support – Principle of sound financial management – Interpretation of the conditions of support – Right to a fair hearing – Protection of legitimate expectations)) applicant, v defendant, THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (Fourth Chamber), having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 12 December 2002, gives the following On those grounds, THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (Fourth Chamber) Tiili Mengozzi Vilaras H. Jung V. Tiili Registrar President 1 – Language of the case: French.