Judgment of the General Court of 12 September 2012 - Italy v Commission
(Case T-394/06)
(EAGGF - 'Guarantee' section - Clearance of accounts - Expenditure excluded from financing - Irregularities or negligence attributable to administrations or bodies of Member States - Article 8(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and Article 8(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 - Excessive delay in the assessment by the Commission of the communications sent pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 595/91 - Reasonable time-limit)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Aiello, avvocato dello Stato)
Defendant: Commission (represented by: C. Cattabriga, acting as Agent, and M. Moretto, lawyer)
Re:
Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision 2006/678/EC of 3 October 2006 concerning the financial treatment to be applied, in the context of clearance of expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, in certain cases of irregularity by operators (OJ 2006 L 278, p. 24).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the Italian Republic to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.
____________1 - OJ C 42, 24.2.2007.