Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 – Hungary v Commission
(Case T-491/21) 1
(EAGF and EAFRD – Expenditure excluded from financing – Expenditure incurred by Hungary – No double funding – Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 – Article 28(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 – Aid for afforestation – Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 – Aid for greening – Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 – Cumulation of aid)
Language of the case: Hungarian
Parties
Applicant: Hungary (represented by: M. Fehér and G. Koós, acting as Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Aquilina, A. Sauka and Z. Teleki, acting as Agents)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, Hungary seeks annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/988 of 16 June 2021 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2021 L 218, p. 9), in so far as it imposed a one-off financial correction of EUR 1 887 692.57 in respect of the financial years 2016 to 2019.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Hungary to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 401, 4.10.2021.