Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2003:440
Date: 2003-09-10
Language of the case: Spanish
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;Dry fodder
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Spain

Summary of the Judgment Agriculture – Common organisation of the markets – Dried fodder – Aid scheme – National rules imposing specific requirements with respect to green or fresh fodder for processing – Compatibility with the common organisation of the markets (Council Regulation No 603/95; Commission Regulation No 785/95) Regulation No 603/95 on the common organisation of the market in dried fodder, which establishes a system of flat-rate aid for certain products made from the processing of dried fodder, and Regulation No 785/95, laying down detailed rules for the application of that regulation, must be interpreted as meaning that they do not preclude national provisions which lay down specific requirements with respect to green or fresh fodder, linked to the method of delivery, the moisture content, the time within which processing must take place and the growth of such fodder within a specified area. (see para. 26, operative part)