6.2.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 38/24


Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Spain v Commission

(Case T-466/14) (1)

((Customs Union - Importation of tuna products from El Salvador - Post-clearance recovery of import or export duties - Application for non-recovery of import duties - Article 220(2)(b) and Article 236 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 - Right to good administration under Article 872a of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 - Error of the competent authorities not reasonably capable of being detected))

(2017/C 038/32)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented initially by A. Rubio González, and subsequently by V. Ester Casas, abogados del Estado)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Arenas, A. Caeiros and B.-R. Killmann, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment of Commission Decision C(2014) 2363 final of 14 April 2014 which found, in a particular case, that the remission of import duties is justified for a certain amount, but not for another amount (REM 02/2013), inasmuch as it concludes that the remission of the import duties of EUR 14 417 193,41 is not justified.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.


(1)  OJ C 261, 11.8.2014.