Language of document :

Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2011 - Luxembourg v Commission

(Case T-232/08) 

(EAGGF - Guarantee Section - Expenses excluded from Community financing - Rural development measures - 'Less favoured areas' and 'agroenvironment' - National systems for management, monitoring and sanctions - Flat-rate financial correction)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: F. Probst, Agent, assisted by M. Theisen and K. Spitz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: initially T. van Rijn, subsequently F. Clotuche-Duvieusart and F. Jimeno Fernández, Agents)

Re:

Application for partial annulment of Commission Decision 2008/321/EC of 8 April 2008 excluding from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) (OJ 2008 L 109, p. 35).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action.

Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.

____________

1 - OJ C 209, 15.8.2008.