Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber Chamber) of 13 February 2014 – Hungary v European Commission, Slovak Republic

(Case C-31/13 P) ¹

(Appeal — Protected geographical indications — Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 — Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for wine — E-Bacchus database — Tokaj)

Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties

Appellant: Hungary (represented by: M.Z. Fehér and K. Szíjjártó, Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka, B. Schima and B. Eggers, Agents), Slovak Republic (represented by B. Ricziová, Agent)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 8 November 2012 in Case T-194/10 Hungary v Commission, in which the General Court dismissed as inadmissible an application for cancellation of the entry of the protected designation of origin ‘Vinohradnícka oblast’ Tokaj’, with Slovakia indicated as country of origin, in the electronic register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for wine (E-Bacchus database) – Legal effects of an entry in the E-Bacchus database – Obligation to state reasons – Principles of sound administration, sincere cooperation and legal certainty.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the appeal;

Orders Hungary to pay the costs;

Orders the Slovak Republic to bear its own costs.

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¹ OJ C 71, 9.3.2013.