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Case T-124/14: Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2015 — Finland v Commission (EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Rural development — One-off financial correction — Eligibility of expenditure incurred for the purchase of second hand machinery and equipment — Exemption for micro-, small and medium-sized undertakings — Article 55(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006)
Case T-124/14: Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2015 — Finland v Commission (EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Rural development — One-off financial correction — Eligibility of expenditure incurred for the purchase of second hand machinery and equipment — Exemption for micro-, small and medium-sized undertakings — Article 55(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006)
Case T-124/14: Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2015 — Finland v Commission (EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Rural development — One-off financial correction — Eligibility of expenditure incurred for the purchase of second hand machinery and equipment — Exemption for micro-, small and medium-sized undertakings — Article 55(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006)
OJ C 38, 1.2.2016, p. 49–49
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
1.2.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 38/49 |
Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2015 — Finland v Commission
(Case T-124/14) (1)
((EAFRD - Expenditure excluded from financing - Rural development - One-off financial correction - Eligibility of expenditure incurred for the purchase of second hand machinery and equipment - Exemption for micro-, small and medium-sized undertakings - Article 55(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006))
(2016/C 038/63)
Language of the case: Finnish
Parties
Applicant: Republic of Finland (represented by: J. Heliskoski and S. Hartikainen, acting as Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Aalto, J. Aquilina, P. Rossi and T. Sevón, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Implementing Decision 2013/763/EU on excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2013 L 338, p. 81), in so far as that decision excludes from European Union financing under the EAFRD certain expenditure of the Republic of Finland, amounting to EUR 92 782,58, as a result of their incompatibility with EU rules.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Annuls Commission Implementing Decision 2013/763/EU on excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in so far as that decision excludes from European Union financing under the EAFRD certain expenditure of the Republic of Finland, amounting to EUR 92 782,58, as a result of their incompatibility with EU rules; |
2. |
Orders the European Commission to pay the costs. |