Action brought on 21 August 2021 — Italy v Commission

(Case T-516/21)

(2021/C 412/29)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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annul, for the reasons set out below, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/988 of 16 June 2021 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) (1) (ad hoc Decision No 66), notified under document C(2021) 4118;

—	order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.

First plea in law, alleging misinterpretation of Regulation (EU) 2015/1383 (2) (recital 5) and of Article 53(4) of Regulation (EU) No 639/2014, (3) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/1383, and infringement of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2015/1383 and of the principles of reasonableness, non-discrimination and proportionality with regard to the processing of late notifications to the computerised database in relation to measures providing for a retention period.

Second plea in law, alleging misinterpretation of Regulation (EU) 2015/1383 (recital 5) and of Article 53(4) of Regulation (EU) No 639/2014, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/1383, and infringement of the principles of reasonableness, non-discrimination and proportionality with regard to the processing of late notifications to the computerised database in relation to measures not providing for a retention period.

3.	Third plea in law, alleging misinterpretation of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 (4) (Article 7) with regard to the period for notifying the computerised database.

(1) OJ 2021 L 218, p. 9.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1383 of 28 May 2015 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 as regards the eligibility conditions in relation to the identification and registration requirements for animals for coupled support under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2015 L 214, p. 1).

(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and amending Annex X to that Regulation (OJ 2014 L 181, p. 1).

(4) Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (OJ 2000 L 204, p. 1).