Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2014:2108
Date: 2014-07-17
Language of the case: German
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Germany

Summary — Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 2 July 2015 Agriculture — Common agricultural policy — Single payment scheme — Concept of ‘area eligible for aid’ — Concept of ‘agricultural area’ — Area forming restored cover layer of a landfill site in after-care, actually used for permanent pasture — Included — Verification a matter for the national court (Council Regulation No 73/2009, Art. 34(2)(a)) Article 34(2)(a) of Regulation No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations No 1290/2005, No 247/2006 and No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation No 1782/2003 must be interpreted as meaning that an area which forms the cover layer of a landfill site in after-care constitutes an agricultural area within the meaning of that provision when it is actually used for permanent pasture, which it is for the referring court to verify. (see paras 39, 45, operative part)