Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) 21 March 2002 in Case C-130/99: Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (EAGGF — Clearance of accounts — Financial years 1995 and 1996)
Date: 2002-05-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, European Commission, Spain, action for annulment, agricultural expenditure, budgetary control

18.5.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 118/3

2. Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 20 of 23.1.1999.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Sixth Chamber)

21 March 2002

in Case C-130/99: Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(EAGGF — Clearance of accounts — Financial years
1995 and 1996)

(2002/C 118/04)

(Language of the case: Spanish)

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

In Case C-130/99, Kingdom of Spain (Agent: M. Lo´ pez-Monı´s
Gallego) v Commission of the European Communities (Agent:
J. Guerra Ferna´ndez): Application for partial annulment of
Commission Decision 1999/186/EC of 3 February 1999
excluding from Community financing certain expenditure
incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of
the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
(EAGGF) (OJ 1999 L 61, p. 34) and Commission Decision
1999/187/EC of 3 February 1999 on the clearance of the
accounts presented by the Member States in respect of the
expenditure for 1995 of the Guarantee Section of the European
Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (OJ 1999
L 61, p. 37), in so far as it concerns the Kingdom of Spain, the
Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of: F. Macken (Rapporteur),
President of the Chamber, C. Gulmann, R. Schintgen, V. Skou-
ris and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges; F.G. Jacobs, Advocate
General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 21 March
2002, in which it:

1. Annuls Commission Decision 1999/186/EC of 3 February
1999 excluding from Community financing certain expenditure
incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of
the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
(EAGGF) in so far as it excludes from Community financing
the expenditure incurred by the Kingdom of Spain before
12 March 1996 in respect of production aid for olive oil;

2. Annuls Commission Decision 1999/187/EC of 3 February
1999 on the clearance of the accounts presented by the Member
States in respect of the expenditure for 1995 of the Guarantee
Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
Fund in so far as it excludes from Community financing
ESP 1 355 544 657, representing the interest payable in the
context of the additional levy on milk and milk-related products;

3. Dismisses the remainder of the application;

4. Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 204 of 17.7.1999.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fifth Chamber)

14 March 2002

in Case C-132/99: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Com-
mission of the European Communities (1)

(EAGGF — Clearance of accounts — 1995 financial year
— Aid to hemp production)

(2002/C 118/05)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

In Case C-132/99, Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agents: M. A.
Fierstra and J. van Bakel), supported by Kingdom of Spain
(Agent: M. Lo´ pez-Monı´s Gallego) v Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities (Agents: T. van Rijn and C. van der
Hauwaert): Application for partial annulment of Commission
Decision 1999/187/EC of 3 February 1999 on the clearance
of the accounts presented by the Member States in respect of
the expenditure for 1995 of the Guarantee Section of the
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (OJ 1999
L 61, p. 37), in so far as it requires a correction of 50 % of the
expenditure declared by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in
respect of hemp production aid, namely a correction of
NLG 117 277, the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of: P. Jann
(Rapporteur), President of
the Chamber, D.A.O. Edward,
A. La Pergola, M. Wathelet and C.W.A. Timmermans, Judges;
D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar,
has given a judgment on 14 March 2002, in which it: