23.5.2022 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 207/43 |
Action brought on 7 March 2022 — Ecocert India v Commission
(Case T-123/22)
(2022/C 207/58)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Ecocert India Pte Ltd (Gurugram, India) (represented by: Y. Martinet, D. Todorova and J. Sohm, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul Article 1 in conjunction with point 5 of Annex I, as concerning India, of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 of 16 December 2021 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the list of third countries and the list of control authorities and control bodies that have been recognised under Article 33(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union, (1) in so far as that provision removes Ecocert India Private Limited from the recognised control bodies appearing in the list for India, accredited for carrying out controls and issuing certificates of inspection authorising the release for free circulation in the European Union, as organic products, of products imported from India; and |
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order the Commission to pay all the expenses. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law.
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First plea in law, alleging incompetence of the defendant as to delisting the applicant from the list of recognised Indian control bodies.
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Second plea in law, alleging infringement by the defendant of essential procedural requirements.
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Third plea in law, alleging an error of assessment of the facts and verification of the evidence; error of assessment by the defendant as regards the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2021/2325.
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Fourth plea in law, alleging violation of the general principles of law of legitimate expectations, proportionality and non-discrimination.
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(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (OJ 2007 L 189, p. 1).
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 of 8 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (OJ L 2008 L 334, p. 25).
(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1342 of 27 May 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council with rules on the information to be sent by third countries and by control authorities and control bodies for the purpose of supervision of their recognition under Article 33(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 for imported organic products and the measures to be taken in the exercise of that supervision (OJ 2021 L 292, p. 20).