Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 November 2007 - Hungary v Commission of the European Communities
(Agriculture - Common organisation of the markets in cereals - Taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies - Upgrading of the criteria of the quality for maize -Introduction of a new criterion of specific weight for maize - Breach of the principle of protection of legitimate expectations - Manifest error of assessment)
Language of the case: Hungarian
Parties
Applicant: Republic of Hungary (represented by: J. Fazekas, R. Somssich and K. Szíjjártó, Agents)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F. Clotuche-Duvieusart and Z. Pataki, Agents)
Re:
Partial annulment of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1572/2006 of 18 October 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 establishing procedures for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies and laying down methods of analysis for determining the quality of cereals (OJ 2006 L 290, p. 29)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Annuls the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1572/2006 of 18 October 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 establishing procedures for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies and laying down methods of analysis for determining the quality of cereals relating to the criterion of specific weight for maize, viz:
in Article 1(1), the words 'and, in the case of maize, with the traditional methods applied';
in Article 1(3)(b), the words '73 kg/hl for maize';
in line 'E. Minimum specific weight (kg/hl)' of the table in point 1 of the Annex, the value '71' for maize';
in table III in point 2 of the Annex, the reduction values for the intervention price for maize.
Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the applicant, including the costs relating to the interlocutory proceedings..
____________1 - OJ C 326, 30.12.2006.