Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2023:572
Date: 2023-09-20
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 20 September 2023 – Italy v Commission (Case T‑516/21) (1) (EAGF and EAFRD – Expenditure excluded from financing – Expenditure incurred by Italy – Voluntary coupled support in the beef and milk sectors – Treatment of late notifications – Adjustments – Conditions under which permissible – Second subparagraph of Article 53(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 – Administrative penalties – Article 31 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 – Proportionality – Equal treatment – System for the identification and registration of bovine animals – Time limit for notification to the competent authority – Article 2 and Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000) 1. Agriculture – Common agricultural policy – Direct support schemes – Common rules – Voluntary coupled support – Late notification – Adjustment – Eligibility for support – Application of administrative penalties – Whether permissible – Non-infringement of the principle of proportionality (Commission Regulations No 639/2014, Art. 53(4), second subpara., point (a) and No 640/2014, Art. 31) (see paragraphs 63-79, 81-84, 95-100) 2. Agriculture – Common agricultural policy – Direct support schemes – Common rules – Voluntary coupled support – Notification period – Competent authority – Meaning (European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1760/2000, Arts 2 and 7(1); Commission Regulation No 640/2014) (see paragraphs 113-118) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders the Italian Republic to bear its own costs as well as those incurred by the European Commission. 1 OJ C 412, 11.10.2021.