Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2007:259
Date: 2007-09-12
Language of the case: Finnish
Court formation: Second Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
Concepts: Statement of reasons;Procedure for clearance of accounts
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Finland

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 12 September 2007 – Finland v Commission (Case T-230/04) EAGGF – Guarantee section – System of control of area aid in certain regions – Expenditure excluded from Community financing 1. Agriculture – EAGGF – Clearance of accounts (see paras 52, 159-161, 186-191) 2. Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope (Art. 253 EC) (see para. 184) Re: APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Decision 2004/136/EC of 4 February 2004 excluding from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (OJ 2004 L 40, p. 31) in so far as it excludes certain expenditure incurred by the Republic of Finland in connection with area aid in certain regions, because of the insufficiency of the system of control applied. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders The Republic of Finland to pay the costs.