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Document 62014TN0661
Case T-661/14: Action brought on 11 September 2014 — Republic of Latvia v European Commission
Case T-661/14: Action brought on 11 September 2014 — Republic of Latvia v European Commission
Case T-661/14: Action brought on 11 September 2014 — Republic of Latvia v European Commission
IO C 395, 10.11.2014, p. 56–57
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
10.11.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 395/56 |
Action brought on 11 September 2014 — Republic of Latvia v European Commission
(Case T-661/14)
(2014/C 395/69)
Language of the case: Latvian
Parties
Applicant: Republic of Latvia (represented by: Inguss Kalniņš and Dace Pelše)
Defendant: European Commission
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the General Court should:
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annul Commission Implementing Decision C(2014) 4479 (1) of 9 July 2014 in so far as it affects the Republic of Latvia and in so far as it excludes from Union financing expenditure in the amount of EUR 739 393,95, incurred by the accredited paying agency of Latvia in the financial years 2009 to 2012, in relation to the establishment of cross compliance requirements; |
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order the Commission to pay the costs of the Republic of Latvia. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of its action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.
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By its first plea in law, the applicant claims that the Commission erred in the interpretation of Article 5(1) of Regulation No 1782/2003 (1) and of Article 6(1) of Regulation No 73/2009, (2) in that:
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By its second plea in law, the applicant claims that the Commission erred in its application of Regulation No 1290/2005 (2) and Guidelines No VI/5330/97 (Guidelines for the calculation of financial consequences within the framework of the clearance of the accounts of the EAGGF Guarantee) when it calculated the financial correction for the Republic of Latvia because:
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(1) Commission Implementing Decision 2014/458/EU of 9 July 2014 on excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2014 L 205, p. 62).
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (OJ 2003 L 270, p. 1).
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ 2009 L 30, p. 16).
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (OJ 2005 L 209, p. 1).