Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2015:61
Date: 2015-02-05
Language of the case: Greek
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;Environment;Agricultural structures
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Greece

Summary — Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber), 5 February 2015 1. EU law — Interpretation — Texts in several languages — Uniform interpretation — Discrepancy between the language versions — Taking into account of the general scheme and purpose of the legislation at issue Agriculture — Common agricultural policy — Promotion of agricultural production methods meeting the requirements of environmental protection — Regulation No 2078/92 — Aid scheme for farmers in respect of the long-term set-aside of agricultural land — Eligible recipients — Persons previously producing agricultural products (Council Regulation No 2078/92, Recitals 2, 10 and 12 and Art. 2(1)(f)) 1. See the text of the decision. (see para. 33) 2. Regulation No 2078/92 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside must be interpreted as meaning that only persons who have previously produced agricultural products could benefit under the long-term set aside scheme for agricultural land provided for in Article 2(1)(f) thereof. As follows from the second, tenth and twelfth recitals in the preamble to Regulation No 2078/92, it had instituted a Community aid scheme the main objective of which was to regulate the production of agricultural products, such that only persons who have previously produced agricultural products could benefit under the long-term set aside scheme for agricultural land. Accordingly, the achievement of the agri-environmental objectives of that regulation is not alone sufficient to justify the aid provided for by that regulation being granted to persons other than farmers. (see paras 37, 38, 44, 45, operative part)