CELEX: 62004TJ0364
Language: en
Date: 2008-04-09 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 9 April 2008.#Hellenic Republic v Commission of the European Communities.#EAGGF.#Case T-364/04.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 9 April 2008 – Greece v Commission
      (Case T-364/04)
      EAGGF – Guarantee Section – Expenditure excluded from Community financing – Products processed from fruit and vegetables – Animal premiums – Period of 24 months
      1.                     Agriculture – Common organisation of the markets – Products processed from fruit and vegetables – Production aid (Council
            Regulation No 2201/96, Art. 2; Commission Regulation No 504/97, Art. 7(2)) (see paras 32-33, 57-62, 74, 76)
      2.                     Agriculture – Common agricultural policy – EAGGF financing – Principles (Council Regulations Nos 729/70, Art. 3(1), and 1258/1999,
            Art. 2(2)) (see paras 35-39, 54-56)
      3.                     Agriculture – EAGGF – Clearance of accounts (Council Regulations Nos 729/70, Art. 5(2)(c), and 1258/1999, Art. 7(4), subpara.
            5; Commission Regulation No 1663/95, as amended by Regulation No 2245/1999, Art. 8(1)) (see paras 44-45, 87, 98-107, 122,
            127, 135, 145)
      4.                     Acts of the institutions – Regulations – Regulation prescribing specific control measures (see paras 128-129)
      5.                     Agriculture – Common agricultural policy – Integrated administration and control system for certain aid schemes (European
            Parliament and Council Regulation No 1760/2000; Commission Regulations Nos 3887/92, Art. 6(6a), and 2629/97, Art. 8) (see
            paras 157, 159)
      Re: 
      
         
               ACTION for annulment of Commission Decision 2004/561/EC of 16 July 2004 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 2004 L 250, p. 21) inasmuch as it excludes certain expenditure by the Hellenic Republic in the sectors of products processed
                  from fruit and vegetables and animal premiums.
               
            Operative part
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.