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Case T-10/20: Action brought on 8 January 2020 — Italy v Commission
Case T-10/20: Action brought on 8 January 2020 — Italy v Commission
Case T-10/20: Action brought on 8 January 2020 — Italy v Commission
OJ C 68, 2.3.2020, p. 58–59
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
2.3.2020 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 68/58 |
Action brought on 8 January 2020 — Italy v Commission
(Case T-10/20)
(2020/C 68/66)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, and G. Rocchitta, C. Gerardis and E. Feola, avvocati dello Stato)
Defendant: European Commission
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul Commission Implementing Decision C(2019)7815 of 30 October 2019, in so far as it applies, in respect of Italy, financial corrections relating to Audit Surveys AA/2016/012, AA/2016/003, AA/2016/015/IT, FV/2016/002/IT and RD1/2016/803/IT; |
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in the alternative, annul that decision, in so far as it applies the flat-rate correction of EUR 143 924 279,14, relating to the 2015 and 2016 financial years (Surveys AA/2016/012, AA/2016/003 and AA/2016/015/IT), instead of the one-off correction fixed by the [Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura (Italian Agricultural Payments Authority) (AGEA)] at EUR 64 860 193,65; |
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in any event, order the Commission to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Italy challenges the decision forming the subject matter of the action, in so far as that decision has provided, in respect of Italy, for financial corrections under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law.
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Pleas in law concerning the correction resulting from Surveys AA/2016/012, AA/2016/003 and AA/2016/015 IT, relating to area-linked aid:
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Pleas in law concerning the correction resulting from Survey FV/2016/002/IT, relating to producer organisations and operational programmes:
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Plea in law concerning the correction resulting from Survey RD1/2016/803/IT, relating to rural development measures:
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