Case T-292/18: Action brought on 7 May 2018 — Portugal v Commission
Action brought on 7 May 2018 — Portugal v Commission
(Case T-292/18)
2018/C 249/49Language of the case: PortugueseParties
Applicant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: L. Inez Fernandes, M. Figueiredo, P. Estevão and J. Saraiva de Almeida, acting as Agents)
Defendant: European Commission
Form of order sought
The applicants claim that the Court should:
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annul Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 955 of 27 February 2018, excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in so far as it excludes from EU financing expenditure declared by Portugal in the sum of EUR 1052101,05 on the ground that it comes under ‘Debts wrongly reported in the Annex III tables, having escaped the application of the 50/50 rule’; |
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order the European Commission to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of the action, the applicant relies on an infringement of Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 ( 1 ) and of Article 54 of Regulation (EC) No 1306/2013. ( 2 )
( 1 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (OJ 2005 L 209, p. 1).
( 2 ) Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ 2013 L 347, p. 549).