Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2008:171
Date: 2008-03-13
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries
Concepts: Structural reform of agriculture: joint action
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Italy

Summary of the Judgment Agriculture – Common agricultural policy – Structural reform – Improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (Council Regulation No 950/97, Arts 17 and 18) Articles 17 and 18 of Regulation No 950/97 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures confer on Member States the right to grant a compensatory allowance to a farmer who fulfils the conditions laid down in those articles. However, those articles do not preclude a Member State from refusing payment of such an allowance where that farmer is in receipt of a pension, in particular, a length-of-service pension. (see para. 23, operative part)