Action brought on 30 July 2009 - Val'hor v Commission

(Case T-306/09)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Val'hor (Paris, France) (represented by: V. Ledoux and B. Néouze, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Form of order sought

Annul the contested decision in its entirety;

order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

By the present action, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 7846 final ¹ of 10 December 2008 in which the Commission found that the umbrella scheme likely to be run by the inter-branch organisations of French farmers (organisations interprofessionnelles agricoles françaises), consisting in aids for technical assistance; for the production and marketing of high-quality agricultural products; for research and development, and for advertising which promotes primary producers and undertakings active in the processing and marketing of agricultural products, financed by voluntary levies made compulsory by ministerial decree, levied on members of those inter-branch organisations, constitutes State aid which is compatible with the common market.

The pleas and principal submissions relied upon the by the applicant are substantially the same as, or similar to, those put forward in the context of Cases T-293/09 CNIEL v Commission, and T-302/09 CNIPT v Commission.

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¹ - OJ 2009 C 116, p. 14.