Judgment of the General Court of 16 September 2013 – Poland v Commission
(Case T-486/09) 1
(EAGGF – Guarantee Section – EAGF and EAFRD – Expenditure excluded from financing – Rural development measures – Less favoured areas and agri-environment – Flat-rate financial correction – Expenditure incurred by Poland – Control reports – Effectiveness of controls – System of penalties – Obligation to state reasons)
Language of the case: Polish
Parties
Applicant: Republic of Poland (represented: initially by M. Szpunar, subsequently by M. Szpunar and B. Majczyna, and lastly by B. Majczyna and S. Balcerak, Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Rossi and M. Owsiany-Hornung, Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision 2009/721/EC of 24 September 2009 excluding from Community 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 2009 L 257, p. 28).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the Republic of Poland to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 51, 27.2.2010.