1.10.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 352/6


Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 7 August 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État — France) — Château du Grand Bois SCI v Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)

(Case C-59/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Agriculture - Market in wine - Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 - Support for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards - Unannounced on-the-spot checks - Powers of control officials - Whether officials may enter agricultural land without having obtained the vine grower’s permission))

(2018/C 352/07)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Château du Grand Bois SCI

Respondent: Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 76, 78 and 81 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 of 27 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine as regards support programmes, trade with third countries, production potential and on controls in the wine sector, must be interpreted as not authorising officials carrying out an on-the-spot check to enter agricultural land without having obtained the vine grower’s permission.


(1)  OJ C 112, 10.4.2017.