Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2010:365
Date: 2010-06-24
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;Beef and veal
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Italy

Summary of the Judgment Agriculture – Common organisation of the markets – Beef and veal – Special premiums for male bovine animals – Payments for extensification (Council Regulation No 1254/1999) The Community legislation, in particular, Regulation No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal, does not make the eligibility of an application for special premiums for male bovine animals or payments for extensification conditional upon the production of a valid legal document attesting to the aid applicant’s right to use the forage areas to which the application relates. However, so long as regard is had to the objectives pursued by the Community legislation, and the general principles of Community law, in particular, the principle of proportionality, are observed, the Community legislation does not preclude Member States from imposing, under their national legislation, a requirement to produce such a document. (see para. 90, operative part)