Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — France v Commission
(Case T-259/13 RENV) 1
(EAGGF — Guarantee Section — EAGF and EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Rural development support measures — Areas with natural handicaps — Flat rate financial correction — Expenditure incurred by France — Loading criterion — On-the-spot controls)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: French Republic (represented by: D. Colas, S. Horrenberger, R. Coesme, E. de Moustier and A.-L. Desjonquères, acting as Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by: D. Bianchi, G. von Rintelen and J. Aquilina, and subsequently by D. Bianchi, G. von Rintelen and A. Lewi, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M. Sampol Pucurull, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the partial 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).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the French Republic and the European Commission to bear their own costs;
Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs.
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1 OJ C 207, 20.7.2013.