Case C-373/11: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 September 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Symvoulio tis Epikrateias — Greece) — Panellinios Sindesmos Viomikhanion Metapiisis Kapnou v Ipourgos Ikonomias kai Ikonomikon, Ipourgos Agrotikis Anaptixis kai Trofimon (Request for a preliminary ruling — Assessment of validity — Common Agricultural Policy — Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 — Additional payment for specific types of farming and quality production — Discretion granted to the Member States — Discrimination — Articles 32 EC and 34 EC)
Date: 2013-09-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: aid to agriculture, equal treatment, quality control of agricultural products, single payment scheme








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23.11.2013   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 344/9





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 September 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Symvoulio tis Epikrateias — Greece) — Panellinios Sindesmos Viomikhanion Metapiisis Kapnou v Ipourgos Ikonomias kai Ikonomikon, Ipourgos Agrotikis Anaptixis kai Trofimon
(Case C-373/11) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - Assessment of validity - Common Agricultural Policy - Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 - Additional payment for specific types of farming and quality production - Discretion granted to the Member States - Discrimination - Articles 32 EC and 34 EC)
2013/C 344/13
Language of the case: Greek

Referring court

Symvoulio tis Epikrateias

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Panellinios Sindesmos Viomikhanion Metapiisis Kapnou

Defendants: Ipourgos Ikonomias kai Ikonomikon, Ipourgos Agrotikis Anaptixis kai Trofimon,

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Symvoulio tis Epikratias — Interpretation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (OJ 2003 L 270, p. 1) — Interpretation of Articles 2, 32 and 34 EC — Additional payment for specific types of farming — Possibility given to the Member States to determine different proportions of the component of the national ceilings for the purposes of making the additional payment — Differences in treatment of producers of the same products according to the use made of that power by each Member State

Operative part of the judgment

The examination of the question referred for a preliminary ruling has disclosed nothing capable of affecting the validity of Article 69 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001.


(1)  OJ C 269, 10.9.2011.