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annul in its entirety Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1141 of 14 December 2023 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards specific hygiene requirements for certain meat, fishery products, dairy products and eggs; (1)

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in the alternative: annul in part Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1141, namely point 3(e) of the annex to that regulation, in the event that the Court considers that that provision does not affect the substance of the act in its entirety;

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order the European Commission to pay the costs.

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First plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 290 TFEU. The infringement consists in the fact that the contested act concerns essential elements reserved for the legislative act.

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Second plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 5(4) TEU. The infringement consists in the fact that the contested act is contrary to the principle of proportionality. That incompatibility is characterised by a lack of appropriateness, necessity and proportionality.

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Third plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council. (2) The infringement consists in the fact that the contested act does not serve to fulfil the aims of Regulation No 853/2004, that is to say food safety and the proper functioning of the internal market.

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Fourth plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. The infringement concerns the failure to consult the European Food Safety Authority when working on the delegated regulation, even though – according to the applicant – such consultation was obligatory in that case.