CELEX: C2007/315/03
Language: en
Date: 2007-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Case C-273/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 23 October 2007 — Republic of Poland v Council of the European Union (Action for annulment — Council Decision 2004/281/EC — Common agricultural policy — Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union — Adaptation — Infringement of principle of non-discrimination)

22.12.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 315/2
            
         Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 23 October 2007 — Republic of Poland v Council of the European Union
   (Case C-273/04) (1)
   
   (Action for annulment - Council Decision 2004/281/EC - Common agricultural policy - Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union - Adaptation - Infringement of principle of non-discrimination)
   (2007/C 315/03)
   Language of the case: Polish
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Republic of Poland (represented by: T. Nowakowski, E. Ośniecka-Tamecka, M. Szpunar, B. Majczyna, K. Rokicka and I. Niemirka, Agents)
   
      Interveners in support of the applicant: Republic of Latvia (represented by A. Zikmane and E. Balode-Buraka, Agents), Republic of Lithuania (represented by D. Kriaučiūnas, Agent), Republic of Hungary (represented by P. Gottfried and R. Somssich, Agents)
   
      Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: F. Ruggeri Laderchi, K. Zieleśkiewicz and F. Florindo Gijón, Agents)
   
      Intervener in support of the defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by T. van Rijn, A. Stobiecka-Kuik and L. Visaggio, Agents)
   Re:
   Annulment of Article 1(5) of Council Decision 2004/281/EC of 22 March 2004 adapting the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, following the reform of the common agricultural policy (OJ 2004 L 93, p. 1) — Infringement of the principles of non-discrimination, equal treatment and good faith
   Operative part of the judgment
   
               1)
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2)
            
            
               Orders the Republic of Poland to pay the costs;
            
         
               3)
            
            
               Orders the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, and the Commission of the European Communities to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 239, 25.9.2004.