CELEX: C2004/217/03
Language: en
Date: 2004-08-28 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Full Court) of 29 June 2004 in Case C-110/02: Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union (Aid granted by the Portuguese Government to pig farmers — Aid intended to allow the repayment of aid declared incompatible with the common market — Council decision declaring such aid compatible with the common market — Illegality — Third subparagraph of Article 88(2) EC)

28.8.2004   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 217/2
            
         
      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
   
   (Full Court)
   of 29 June 2004
   in Case C-110/02: Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union (1)
   
   (Aid granted by the Portuguese Government to pig farmers - Aid intended to allow the repayment of aid declared incompatible with the common market - Council decision declaring such aid compatible with the common market - Illegality - Third subparagraph of Article 88(2) EC)
   (2004/C 217/03)
   Language of the case: French
   In Case C-110/02: Commission of the European Communities (Agents: F. Santaolalla Gadea, D. Triantafyllou and V. Di Bucci) v Council of the European Union (Agents: J. Carbery and F. Florindo Gijón) supported by Portuguese Republic (Agent: L. Fernandes and I. Palma) and French Republic (Agent: G. de Bergues and F. Million) — application for the annulment of Council Decision 2002/114/EC of 21 January 2002 authorising the Government of Portugal to grant aid to Portuguese pig farmers who were beneficiaries of the measures granted in 1994 and 1998 (OJ 2002 L 43, p. 18) — the Court (Full Court), composed of: V. Skouris, President, P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans, A. Rosas, C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Presidents of Chambers, A. La Pergola, R. Schintgen, F. Macken, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr and K. Lenaerts (Rapporteur), Judges; F.G. Jacobs, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 29 June 2004, in which it:
   
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               Annuls Council Decision 2002/114 /EC of 21 January 2002 authorising the Government of Portugal to grant aid to Portuguese pig farmers who were beneficiaries of the measures granted in 1994 and 1998;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Portuguese Republic and the French Republic to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 131 of 1.6.2002.