13.7.2020   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 230/24


Judgment of the General Court of 28 May 2020 — Agrochem-Maks v Commission

(Case T-574/18) (1)

(Plant-protection products - Active substance oxasulfuron - Non-renewal of approval for placing on the market - Obligation to state reasons - Article 41(2)(c) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Manifest error of assessment - Article 6(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and point 2.2 of Annex II to Regulation No 1107/2009 - Precautionary principle)

(2020/C 230/30)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Agrochem-Maks d.o.o. (Zagreb, Croatia) (represented by: S. Pappas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Lewis, I. Naglis and G. Koleva, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: A. Falk, C. Meyer-Seitz, H. Shev, J. Lundberg and H. Eklinder, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU, seeking annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1019 of 18 July 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance oxasulfuron, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ 2018 L 183, p. 14).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Agrochem-Maks d.o.o. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in the present action and in the proceedings for interim measures;

3.

Orders the Kingdom of Sweden to bear its own costs.


(1)  OJ C 427, 26.11.2018.