Judgment of the General Court of 16 September 2013 – Netherlands v Commission
(Case T-343/11) 1
(EAGGF – Guarantee Section – Expenditure excluded from financing – Fruits and vegetables – Exclusion of financing of costs of printing on packaging – Non-compliance with criteria for recognising a producers’ organisation – Exclusion of expenses of all members of the producers’ organisation in question - Proportionality)
Language of the case: Dutch
Parties
Applicant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: C. Wissels, M. de Ree, B. Koopman and C. Schillemans, subsequently by C. Wissels, M. de Ree and C. Schillemans, acting as Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouquet and P. Rossi, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Implementing Decision 2011/244/EU of 15 April 2011 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2011 L 102, p. 33) in so far as it concerns certain expenditure incurred by the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.