Order;Information — ECLI:EU:C:2020:249
Date: 2020-04-02
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Ninth Chamber
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
Procedure: Action for annulment;Appeal - unfounded;Appeal - inadmissible
Origin: Italy

Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 2 April 2020 – Italy v Commission (Case C‑390/19 P) (1) (Appeal – Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) – European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) – Sugar sector – Expenditure excluded from EU financing – Expenditure incurred by the Italian Republic – Appeal, in part, manifestly inadmissible and, in part, manifestly unfounded) 1. Appeal – Grounds – Lack of specific criticism of a point of the General Court’s reasoning and of legal arguments in support of the appeal – Inadmissibility (Art. 256(1), second para. (d), TFEU; Statue of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 168(1)(d)) (see paras 38, 40, 54) 2. Appeal – Grounds – Mere repetition of the pleas and arguments put forward before the General Court – Error of law relied on not identified – Inadmissibility (Art. 256(1), second para. (d), TFEU; Statue of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 169(2)) (see para. 39) 3. Agriculture – Financing by the EAGF – Clearance of accounts – Disallowance of expenses arising from irregularities in applying EU rules – Financial correction corresponding to the difference between the amount of restructuring aid for full dismantling and that for partial dismantling – Borderline cases – Application of a lower rate or no correction – Conditions under which applicable – No automatic application where the conditions are satisfied – Commission’s margin of discretion – Respect for the principles of proportionality and equal treatment (Council Regulation No 1290/2005, Art. 31) (see para. 52) Operative part 1. The appeal is dismissed as being, in part, manifestly inadmissible and, in part, manifestly unfounded. 2. The Italian Republic is ordered to pay the costs. 1 OJ C 230, 8.7.2019.