CELEX: 62018TA0429
Language: en
Date: 2020-07-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-429/18: Judgment of the General Court of 8 July 2020 — BRF and SHB Comércio e Indústria de Alimentos v Commission (Public health — Specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption — Amendment of the lists of third country establishments from which imports of specified products of animal origin are permitted, regarding certain establishments from Brazil — Article 12(4)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 — Comitology — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of defence — Powers of the Commission — Equal treatment — Proportionality)

12.10.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 339/11
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 8 July 2020 — BRF and SHB Comércio e Indústria de Alimentos v Commission
      (Case T-429/18) (1)
      
      (Public health - Specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption - Amendment of the lists of third country establishments from which imports of specified products of animal origin are permitted, regarding certain establishments from Brazil - Article 12(4)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 - Comitology - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of defence - Powers of the Commission - Equal treatment - Proportionality)
      (2020/C 339/12)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicants: BRF SA (Itajaí, Brazil) and SHB Comércio e Indústria de Alimentos SA (Itajaí) (represented by: D. Arts and G. van Thuyne, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Lewis, B. Eggers and B. Hofstötter, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Application under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/700 of 8 May 2018 amending the lists of third country establishments from which imports of specified products of animal origin are permitted, regarding certain establishments from Brazil (OJ 2018 L 118, p. 1).
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders BRF SA and SHB Comércio e Indústria de Alimentos SA to pay the costs of the Commission, including those pertaining to the interim proceedings.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 341, 24.9.2018.