Keywords
Subject of the case
Operative part

Keywords

Union law – Principles – Duty to act within a reasonable time – Administrative procedure – Assessment that must be made in concreto – Criteria for assessment – Assessment within the jurisdiction of the General Court – Review by the Court of Justice (see paras 32-36)

2. Union law – Principles – Protection of legitimate expectations – Conditions – Specific assurances given by the authorities (see paras 45-46)

3. Appeals – Grounds – Mistaken assessment of the facts – Inadmissibility – Review by the Court of Justice of the assessment of the facts put before the Court of First Instance – Possible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted (Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.) (see paras 48-49)

Subject of the case

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 11 June 2009, in Case T‑33/07 Greece v Commission , by which that court dismissed an application for the partial annulment of Commission Decision 2006/932/EC of 14 December 2006 excluding from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (notified under document number C(2006) 5993) – Olive oil, cotton, dried grapes and citrus fruit sectors.

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the appeal;

2. Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.