Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 11 March 2021 — European Commission v Hungary

(Case C-400/19) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products - Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 - Article 34 TFEU - Selling prices of agri-food products - Minimal profit margins to be applied in the retail trade of those products)

(2021/C 182/07)

Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Sipos, X. Lewis and E. Manhaeve, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Hungary (represented initially by M.Z. Fehér, G. Koós and Zs. Wagner, and subsequently by M.Z. Fehér and G. Koós, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Orders that, by adopting Paragraph 3(2)(u) of the mezőgazdasági és élelmiszeripari termékek vonatkozásában a beszállítókkal szemben alkalmazott tisztességtelen forgalmazói magatartás tilalmáról szóló 2009. évi XCV. törvény (Law No XCV of 2009 prohibiting unfair trading practices applied against suppliers of agricultural and food products) and by thus restricting the way in which the selling prices of agricultural and food products are formed, Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligations under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007;

2.	Orders Hungary to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission

(1) OJ C 255, 29.7.2019.