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Document 62000CJ0339
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 October 2003. # Ireland v Commission of the European Communities. # EAGGF - Clearance of accounts - Financial years 1997 and 1998 - Aid for afforestation of agricultural land - Article 2(1)(c) and (2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2080/92 - Concept of a private-law legal person - Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations - Duty to cooperate in good faith. # Case C-339/00.
Решение на Съда (пети състав) от 16 октомври 2003 г.
Ирландия срещу Комисия на Европейските общности.
ФЕОГА - Клиринг на годишни счетоводни сметки.
Дело C-339/00.
Решение на Съда (пети състав) от 16 октомври 2003 г.
Ирландия срещу Комисия на Европейските общности.
ФЕОГА - Клиринг на годишни счетоводни сметки.
Дело C-339/00.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2003:545
«(EAGGF – Clearance of accounts – Financial years 1997 and 1998 – Aid for afforestation of agricultural land – Article 2(1)(c) and (2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2080/92 – Concept of a private-law legal person – Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations – Duty to cooperate in good faith)»
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(Council Regulations Nos 729/70 and 1258/99, Arts 16(1) and 20)
(Council Regulation No 2080/92, Art. 2(2)(a) and (b))
(Art. 10 EC)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Fifth Chamber)
16 October 2003 (1)
((EAGGF – Clearance of accounts – Financial years 1997 and 1998 – Aid for afforestation of agricultural land – Article 2(1)(c) and (2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2080/92 – Concept of a private-law legal person – Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations – Duty to cooperate in good faith))
In Case C-339/00, Ireland, represented by D.J. O'Hagan, acting as Agent, assisted by R. Brady, SC, and A.M. Collins, BL, with an address for service in Luxembourg,applicant,
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Commission of the European Communities, represented by M. Niejahr and K. Fitch, acting as Agents, assisted by J. O'Reilly, SC, with an address for service in Luxembourg,defendant,
APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Decision 2000/449/EC of 5 July 2000 excluding from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (OJ 2000 L 180, p. 49) in so far as it excludes from Community financing the sum of EUR 4 844 345.35 in afforestation aid paid by Ireland for the financial years 1997 and 1998,THE COURT (Fifth Chamber),,
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing oral argument from the parties at the hearing on 26 June 2002, at which Ireland was represented by A.M. Collins and E. Fitzsimons, SC, and the Commission by M. Niejahr and K. Fitch,after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 6 February 2003,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT (Fifth Chamber)
hereby:
Timmermans |
La Pergola |
Jann |
von Bahr |
Rosas |
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R. Grass |
V. Skouris |
Registrar |
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