# C_2010113EN.01001503.xml

| 1.5.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 113/15 |
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1.5.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/15

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Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Bíróság lodged on 13 January 2010 — Károly Nagy v Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal

(Case C-21/10)

2010/C 113/23

Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Referring court

Fővárosi Bíróság

Parties to the main proceedings

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Nagy Károly

Applicant:

Defendant: Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal

Defendant:

Questions referred

Questions referred

| 1. | May Articles 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 (1) and [68] of Commission Regulation No 817/2004 (2) be interpreted as meaning that, in the case of specific programmes for grassland by way of agri-environmental aid under the first article mentioned, the checks on the data contained in the ENAR (Egységes Nyilvántartási és Azonosítási Rendszer — Integrated Identification and Registration System), pursuant to Article 68 of Regulation No 817/2004, must also be extended to area aid specifying a certain density of livestock? |
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May Articles 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 (1) and [68] of Commission Regulation No 817/2004 (2) be interpreted as meaning that, in the case of specific programmes for grassland by way of agri-environmental aid under the first article mentioned, the checks on the data contained in the ENAR (Egységes Nyilvántartási és Azonosítási Rendszer — Integrated Identification and Registration System), pursuant to Article 68 of Regulation No 817/2004, must also be extended to area aid specifying a certain density of livestock?

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| 2. | May the above provisions be interpreted as meaning that cross-checks under the integrated administration and control system must be carried out also in cases where the pre-condition for aid is the density of livestock, although the aid is not for animals? |
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May the above provisions be interpreted as meaning that cross-checks under the integrated administration and control system must be carried out also in cases where the pre-condition for aid is the density of livestock, although the aid is not for animals?

| 3. | May those provisions be interpreted as meaning that, in assessing area aid, the competent authority may or must check whether the conditions for aid are met, independently of the ENAR? |
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May those provisions be interpreted as meaning that, in assessing area aid, the competent authority may or must check whether the conditions for aid are met, independently of the ENAR?

| 4. | On the basis of the interpretation of the above provisions, what monitoring obligation arises for the competent authority from the requirement in the above Community provisions for checks and cross-checks? May the monitoring be limited exclusively to review of the data contained in the ENAR? |
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On the basis of the interpretation of the above provisions, what monitoring obligation arises for the competent authority from the requirement in the above Community provisions for checks and cross-checks? May the monitoring be limited exclusively to review of the data contained in the ENAR?

| 5. | Do those provisions impose an obligation on the national authority to provide information concerning the pre-conditions for aid (for example, registration in the ENAR)? If so, in what way and to what extent? |
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Do those provisions impose an obligation on the national authority to provide information concerning the pre-conditions for aid (for example, registration in the ENAR)? If so, in what way and to what extent?

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(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (OJ 1999 L 160, p. 80).

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(2)  Commission Regulation(EC) No 817/2004 of 29 April 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (OJ 2004 L 153, p. 30).

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