62022CJ0213_SUM
Case C‑213/22
Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas, IP
v
CS
(Request for a preliminary rulingfrom the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo)
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 23 November 2023
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common agricultural policy – Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) – Community aid scheme for forestry measures in agriculture – Regulation (EEC) No 2080/92 – Article 3, first paragraph, points (b) and (c) – Aid scheme – Maintenance premiums and premiums for loss of income – Conditions for granting – National legislation laying down a requirement of a minimum reforestation density of the plots – Failure to comply with the requirement for a reason not attributable to the beneficiary – Obligation to repay the aid – Force majeure – Principle of proportionality)
Agriculture – Common agricultural policy – EAGGF financing – Community aid scheme for forestry measures in agriculture – Maintenance premiums and premiums for loss of income –National legislation laying down a minimum reforestation density requirement in respect of plots of land – Failure to comply with the requirement for a reason not attributable to the beneficiary – Obligation to repay the aid – No breach of principle of proportionality – Whether permissible
(Council Regulation No 2080/92, Arts 1, 3, first para., (b) and (c), and 4(1) and (2))
(see paragraphs 27, 28, 32-39, 42-45, 47, 49-51, operative part)
See the text of the decision.