Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 26 November 2008 — United Kingdom v Commission

(Case T-278/06) (1)

(EAGGF - Guarantee Section - Expenditure excluded from Community financing - Butter - Check of the quantity of product obtained - On-the-spot checks - Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2571/97)

(2009/C 19/48)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented initially by: E. O'Neill and subsequently by I. Rao, Agents, and by H. Mercer, Barrister)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: P. Oliver, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action for annulment in part of Commission Decision 2006/554/EC of 27 July 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) (OJ 2006 L 218, p. 12), in so far as it excludes certain expenses incurred by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the sector of concentrated butter in the food industry.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 294, 2.12.2006.