3.11.2020 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 371/10 |
Order of the General Court of 20 August 2020 — FL Brüterei M-V and Others v Commission
(Case T-755/18) (1)
(Action for annulment and for damages - Organic farming - Livestock production - Exceptional production rules applicable in case of non-availability of organic farm inputs - Use of non-organic animals - Extension of the period of application of the exceptional production rules - Lack of direct concern - No sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals - Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(2020/C 371/09)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicants: FL Brüterei M-V GmbH (Finkenthal, Germany), Erdegut GmbH (Finkenthal), Ökofarm Groß Markow GmbH (Lelkendorf, Germany) (represented by: H. Schmidt, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Dawes, B. Eggers and B. Hofstötter, acting as Agents)
Re:
In the first place, application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Article 1(4) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1584 of 22 October 2018 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (OJ 2018 L 264, p. 1), and, in the second place, application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation for, first, the harm allegedly suffered by the applicants as a result of the adoption of that article and, second, the harm allegedly suffered by FL Brüterei M-V as a result of the Commission’s failure to ensure compliance by the Dutch authorities with Article 42 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (OJ 2008 L 250, p. 1).
Operative part of the order
1. |
The action is dismissed. |
2. |
FL Brüterei M-V GmbH, Erdegut GmbH and Ökofarm Groß Markow GmbH shall pay the costs. |