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Case T-653/21: Action brought on 6 October 2021 — Callaway v Commission
Case T-653/21: Action brought on 6 October 2021 — Callaway v Commission
Case T-653/21: Action brought on 6 October 2021 — Callaway v Commission
OJ C 24, 17.1.2022, p. 42–43
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
17.1.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 24/42 |
Action brought on 6 October 2021 — Callaway v Commission
(Case T-653/21)
(2022/C 24/56)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: James C. Callaway (Kuopio, Finland) (represented by: P. Hoffman, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1214 of 22 July 2021 authorising Poland to prohibit the marketing on its territory of the hemp variety Finola pursuant to Council Directive 2002/53/EC; (1) |
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order the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay the costs of the applicant. |
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, concerning Poland’s application for the authorisation granted by the contested decision, and the illegality of Article 9(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014. (2)
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Second plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 18 of Directive 2002/53, and the illegality of Article 9(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014.
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Third plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 32(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, (4) and the illegality of that provision.
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Fourth plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 9(2-5) of, and Annex III to, Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014, and the applicant’s fundamental rights.
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(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and amending Annex X to that Regulation (OJ 2014 L 181, p. 1).
(3) Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ 2002 L 93, p. 1).
(4) Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ 2013 L 347, p. 608).