Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 26 January 2017 – Kingdom of Spain v European Commission
(Case C-506/15 P) 1
(Appeal – European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) –Expenditure excluded from EU financing – Regulations (EC) No 1698/2005, (EC) No 1975/2006 and (EC) No 796/2004 – Rural development support measures – Areas with natural handicaps – On-the-spot controls – Coefficient density of livestock – Counting of animals)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Appellant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M. A. Sampol Pucurull, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: I. Galindo Martín and G. von Rintelen, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the appellant: French Republic (represented by: D. Colas and A. Daly, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.    Dismisses the appeal;
2.    Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs;
3.    Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs.
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1 OJ C 381, 16.11.2015.