LAW OF A SYSTEM OF DIFFERENTIAL PRICES . THE UNITED KINGDOM COULD NOT THEREFORE LEGITIMATELY EXPECT THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD CHARGE TO THE EAGGF EXPENDITURE CAUSED BY SUCH DIFFERENTIAL PRICING PRACTICES .
57 IT MUST ALSO BE STATED THAT THE COMMISSION DID NOT RETROACTIVELY APPLY A NEW "PENAL" RULE IN THIS CASE . IN DISALLOWING THE AMOUNTS IN QUESTION IT MERELY ACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES GOVERNING THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY UNDER WHICH ONLY PAYMENTS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY RULES AND WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETS MAY BE CHARGED TO THE EAGGF .
58 IT FOLLOWS THAT THE ARGUMENT ALLEGING A BREACH OF THE PRINCIPLES OF LEGITIMATE EXPECTATION AND LEGAL CERTAINTY CANNOT BE ACCEPTED .
INSUFFICIENT REASONING
59 FINALLY, THE UNITED KINGDOM ARGUES THAT THE DECISIONS IN QUESTION ARE INSUFFICIENTLY REASONED IN SO FAR AS THE REASONING ON WHICH THEY ARE BASED IS NOT TO BE FOUND IN THE TEXT OF THE DECISIONS THEMSELVES BUT IN A NUMBER OF OTHER DOCUMENTS .
60 IN THIS REGARD, IT IS SUFFICIENT TO POINT OUT THAT THE COURT HAS ALREADY STATED ( SEE THE JUDGMENT OF 27 JANUARY 1981 IN CASE 1251/79 ITALIAN REPUBLIC V COMMISSION (( 1981 )) ECR 205 ) THAT DECISIONS CONCERNING THE CLEARANCE OF ACCOUNTS DO NOT REQUIRE DETAILED REASONS IF THE GOVERNMENT CONCERNED WAS CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE DECISION CAME ABOUT AND IS THEREFORE AWARE OF THE REASON FOR WHICH THE COMMISSION CONSIDERS THAT IT MUST NOT CHARGE THE SUMS IN DISPUTE TO THE EAGGF .
61 IN THE PRESENT CASE IT IS CLEAR FROM THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COURT THAT LENGTHY BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE COMMISSION ON THE QUESTION OF THE DECISIONS AT ISSUE . IT IS ALSO CLEAR FROM THE DOCUMENTS THAT IN CONSEQUENCE OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS THE UNITED KINGDOM WAS ABLE NOT ONLY TO BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH THE CONTENT OF AND REASONS FOR THOSE DECISIONS BUT ALSO TO OBTAIN AMENDMENTS ON CERTAIN POINTS .
62 THE ARGUMENT ALLEGING INSUFFICIENT REASONING MUST THEREFORE BE REJECTED .
63 IT FOLLOWS FROM ALL THE FOREGOING CONSIDERATIONS THAT THE COMMISSION' S REFUSAL TO CHARGE THE EXPENDITURE AT ISSUE TO THE EAGGF IS JUSTIFIED .
THE APPLICATION MUST THEREFORE BE DISMISSED .
Decision on costs
COSTS
64 UNDER ARTICLE 62 ( 2 ) OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE, THE UNSUCCESSFUL PARTY IS TO BE ORDERED TO PAY THE COSTS . SINCE THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND HAS FAILED IN ITS SUBMISSIONS, IT MUST BE ORDERED TO PAY THE COSTS .
Operative part
ON THOSE GROUNDS,
THE COURT
HEREBY :
( 1 ) DISMISSES THE APPLICATION;
( 2 ) ORDERS THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TO PAY THE COSTS .