CELEX: 62020CA0153
Language: en
Date: 2021-06-17 00:00:00
Title: Case C-153/20 P: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 17 June 2021 — Republic of Lithuania v European Commission, Czech Republic (Appeal — European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) — Expenditure excluded from EU financing — Expenditure incurred by the Republic of Lithuania — Regulation (EU) No 65/2011 — Administrative checks — On-the-spot check — Quality of checks — Quality of the applicants — Artificial conditions — Expenditure incurred through projects)

2.8.2021   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 310/8
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 17 June 2021 — Republic of Lithuania v European Commission, Czech Republic
      (Case C-153/20 P) (1)
      
      (Appeal - European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - Expenditure excluded from EU financing - Expenditure incurred by the Republic of Lithuania - Regulation (EU) No 65/2011 - Administrative checks - On-the-spot check - Quality of checks - Quality of the applicants - Artificial conditions - Expenditure incurred through projects)
      (2021/C 310/08)
      Language of the case: Lithuanian
      
         Parties
      
      
         Appellant: Republic of Lithuania (represented by: R. Dzikovič and K. Dieninio, acting as agents)
      
         Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: A. Sauka and A. Steiblytė, acting as agents), Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, J. Pavliš and J. Vláčil, acting as agents)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the appeal;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders the Republic of Lithuania to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders the Czech Republic to bear its own costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 215, 29.6.2020.