Judgment of the General Court of 8 July 2020 – BRF and SHB Comércio e Indústria de Alimentos v Commission

(Case T-429/18) ¹

(Public health – Specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption – Amendment of the lists of third country establishments from which imports of specified products of animal origin are permitted, regarding certain establishments from Brazil – Article 12(4)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 – Comitology – Obligation to state reasons – Rights of defence – Powers of the Commission – Equal treatment – Proportionality)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: BRF SA (Itajaí, Brazil) and SHB Comércio e Indústria de Alimentos SA (Itajaí) (represented by: D. Arts and G. van Thuyne, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Lewis, B. Eggers and B. Hofstötter, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/700 of 8 May 2018 amending the lists of third country establishments from which imports of specified products of animal origin are permitted, regarding certain establishments from Brazil (OJ 2018 L 118, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders BRF SA and SHB Comércio e Indústria de Alimentos SA to pay the costs of the Commission, including those pertaining to the interim proceedings.

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¹ OJ C 341, 24.9.2018.