Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2018 — Portugal v Commission
(Case T-31/17) 1
(EAGF — Expenditure excluded from financing — Specific measures in favour of the outermost regions — Article 12(c) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 — Technical assistance — Inspection measures — Procedural guarantees — Legitimate expectations)
Language of the case: Portuguese
Parties
Applicant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: L. Inez Fernandes, M. Figueiredo, J. Saraiva de Almeida and A. Tavares de Almeida, acting as Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Rechena and A. Sauka, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2018 of 15 November 2016 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 2016 L 312, p. 26), in so far as it excludes from that financing in relation to the Portuguese Republic the amounts of EUR 460 202.73 and of EUR 200 000 (Budget item 6701).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 104, 3.4.2017.