# C_2013038EN.01001401.xml

| 9.2.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 38/14 |
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9.2.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 38/14

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Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tartu Ringkonnakohus (Estonia) lodged on 5 December 2012 — MTÜ Liivimaa Lihaveis v Eesti-Läti programmi 2007–2013 Seirekomitee

(Case C-562/12)

2013/C 38/18

Language of the case: Estonian

Referring court

Referring court

Tartu Ringkonnakohus

Parties to the main proceedings

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: MTÜ Liivimaa Lihaveis

Applicant:

Defendant: Eesti-Läti programmi 2007–2013 Seirekomitee

Defendant:

Third party: Eesti Vabariigi Siseministeerium

Third party:

Questions referred

Questions referred

| (a) | Are the rules of procedure of a monitoring committee jointly set up by two Member States, such as the Programme Manual adopted by the Monitoring Committee for the Estonia-Latvia Programme 2007–2013, which provide that ‘The decisions of the Monitoring Committee are not appealable at any place of jurisdiction’ (Chapter 6.6.4 of the Programme Manual) compatible with Article 63(2) of Council Regulation No 1083/2006 (1) in conjunction with Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union? |
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(a)

Are the rules of procedure of a monitoring committee jointly set up by two Member States, such as the Programme Manual adopted by the Monitoring Committee for the Estonia-Latvia Programme 2007–2013, which provide that ‘The decisions of the Monitoring Committee are not appealable at any place of jurisdiction’ (Chapter 6.6.4 of the Programme Manual) compatible with Article 63(2) of Council Regulation No 1083/2006 (1) in conjunction with Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union?

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| (b) | If Question (a) is to be answered in the negative, must point (b) of the first paragraph of Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union be interpreted as meaning that Chapter 6.6.4 of the Programme Manual adopted by the Monitoring Committee for the Estonia-Latvia Programme 2007-2013 is an act of an institution, body, office or agency of the Union which must be declared invalid? |
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(b)

If Question (a) is to be answered in the negative, must point (b) of the first paragraph of Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union be interpreted as meaning that Chapter 6.6.4 of the Programme Manual adopted by the Monitoring Committee for the Estonia-Latvia Programme 2007-2013 is an act of an institution, body, office or agency of the Union which must be declared invalid?

| (c) | If Question (a) is to be answered in the negative, must the second sentence of the first paragraph of Article 263 in conjunction with Article 256(1) and Article 274 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union be interpreted as meaning that the General Court of the European Union or the competent court under national law has jurisdiction to hear and determine actions against decisions of the Monitoring Committee for the Estonia-Latvia Programme 2007-2013? |
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If Question (a) is to be answered in the negative, must the second sentence of the first paragraph of Article 263 in conjunction with Article 256(1) and Article 274 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union be interpreted as meaning that the General Court of the European Union or the competent court under national law has jurisdiction to hear and determine actions against decisions of the Monitoring Committee for the Estonia-Latvia Programme 2007-2013?

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(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (OJ 2006 L 210, p. 25).

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