Language of document :

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 22 November 2006 - Italy v Commission

(Case T-282/04) 1

(EAGGF- Expenditure excluded from Community financing- Financial corrections- Rural development - Aid to the least well-off)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. De Bellis, avvocato dello Stato)

Defendant: Commission (represented by: C. Cattabriga and L. Visaggio, Agents)

Re:

Partial annulment of Commission Decision 2004/457/EC of 29 April 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 202, p. 35) in as far as it concerns certain expenditure made by the Italian Republic.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action.

Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

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1 - OJ C 251, 9.10.2004.