Notice for the OJ
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(Fifth Chamber)
6 November 2003
in Case C-501/01: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commission of the European Communities(1) (Commission Decision 2001/739/EC of 17 October 2001 on the total amount of Community aid for the eradication of classical swine fever in the Netherlands in 1998)
(Language of the case: Dutch)
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published in the European Court Reports)
In Case C-501/01, Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agents: H. G. Sevenster, C. Wissels and J. G. M. van Bakel) v Commission of the European Communities (Agent: T. van Rijn): Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2001/739/EC of 17 October 2001 on the total amount of Community aid for the eradication of classical swine fever in the Netherlands in 1998 (OJ 2001 L 277, p. 28), in so far as the determination of the total amount of Community financial aid for the eradication of classical swine fever in the Netherlands in 1998 provides for a reduction of 25% of the compensation paid to farmers, the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of: C.W.A. Timmermans, President of the Fourth Chamber, acting as President of the Fifth Chamber, D.A.O. Edward (Rapporteur) and S. von Bahr, Judges; C. Stix-Hackl, Advocate General; M.-F. Contet, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 6 November 2003, in which it:
1.Dismisses the application;
2.Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 84 of 6.4.2002