Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2012 — Czech Republic v Commission

(Case T-248/07) (1)

(Agriculture - Common organisation of the markets - Measures to be adopted due to the accession of new Member States - Act of Accession of 2003 - Determination of surplus stocks of agricultural products other than sugar and the financial consequences of their elimination - Objective pursued by a provision of primary legislation - Decision 2007/361/EC)

(2012/C 138/19)

Language of the case: Czech

Parties

Applicant: Czech Republic (represented: initially by T. Boček, and subsequently by: M. Smolek, acting as Agents)

Defendant(s): European Commission (represented by: H. Tserepa-Lacombe and Z. Malůšková, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the applicant: Slovak Republic (represented: initially by J. Čorba, and subsequently by: B. Ricziová, acting as Agents); Republic of Poland (represented: initially by T. Nowakowski; subsequently by: M. Dowgielewicz; and finally by: M. Szpunar, B. Majczyna and D. Krawczyk, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2007/361/EC of 4 May 2007 on the determination of surplus stocks of agricultural products other than sugar and the financial consequences of their elimination in relation to the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (OJ 2007 L 138, p. 14).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Annuls Commission Decision 2007/361/EC of 4 May 2007 on the determination of surplus stocks of agricultural products other than sugar and the financial consequences of their elimination in relation to the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia;

2.	Dismisses the remainder of the action;

3.	Orders the European Commission to pay the costs incurred by the Czech Republic and to bear its own costs;

4.	Orders the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Poland to bear their own costs.

(1) OJ C 211, 8.9.2007.