Judgment of the General Court of 12 November 2015 — Italy v Commission

(Case T-255/13) ¹

(EAGGF — Guarantee Section — EAGF and EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Flat rate financial corrections — Direct payments — Conditionality — Aid for the processing of citrus fruit — Conditions for accreditation of a paying agency)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Republic of Italy (represented by: G. Palmieri, Agent, and by B. Tidore and M. Salvatorelli, avvocati dello Stato)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Bianchi and P. Rossi, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Implementing Decision 2013/123/EU of 26 February 2013 on excluding from European Union 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 2013 L 67, p. 20), in so far as it contains flat rate financial corrections concerning expenditure incurred by the Republic of Italy.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders the Republic of Italy to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission.

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¹ OJ C 178, 22.6.2013.