13.11.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/19


Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 20 September 2017 — Tilly-Sabco SAS v European Commission, Doux SA

(Case C-183/16 P) (1)

((Appeal - Agriculture - Poultrymeat - Frozen chickens - Export refunds - Implementing Regulation (EU) No 689/2013 fixing the refund at EUR 0 - Legality - Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 - Articles 162 and 164 - Subject matter and nature of the refunds - Criteria for fixing the amount - Powers of the Director-General of the Directorate-General (DG) for Agriculture and Rural Development to sign the contested regulation - Misuse of powers - ‘Comitology’ - Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 - Article 3(3) - Consultation with the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets - Presentation of the draft implementing regulation during the meeting of that committee - Compliance with time limits - Infringement of essential procedural requirements - Annulment with maintenance of the effects))

(2017/C 382/22)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Appellant: Tilly-Sabco SAS (represented by: R. Milchior, F. Le Roquais and S. Charbonnel, lawyers)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: A. Lewis and K. Skelly, acting as Agents), Doux SA

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 14 January 2016, Tilly-Sabco v Commission (T-397/13, EU:T:2016:8);

2.

Annuls Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 689/2013 of 18 July 2013 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat;

3.

Maintains the effects of Implementing Regulation No 689/2013 until the entry into force of a new act intended to replace it;

4.

Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 211, 13.6.2016.