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Case T-755/18: Order of the General Court of 20 August 2020 — FL Brüterei M-V and Others v Commission (Action for annulment and for damages — Organic farming — Livestock production — Exceptional production rules applicable in case of non-availability of organic farm inputs — Use of non-organic animals — Extension of the period of application of the exceptional production rules — Lack of direct concern — No sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

IO C 371, 3.11.2020, p. 10–11 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

3.11.2020   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 371/10


Order of the General Court of 20 August 2020 — FL Brüterei M-V and Others v Commission

(Case T-755/18) (1)

(Action for annulment and for damages - Organic farming - Livestock production - Exceptional production rules applicable in case of non-availability of organic farm inputs - Use of non-organic animals - Extension of the period of application of the exceptional production rules - Lack of direct concern - No sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals - Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

(2020/C 371/09)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicants: FL Brüterei M-V GmbH (Finkenthal, Germany), Erdegut GmbH (Finkenthal), Ökofarm Groß Markow GmbH (Lelkendorf, Germany) (represented by: H. Schmidt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Dawes, B. Eggers and B. Hofstötter, acting as Agents)

Re:

In the first place, application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Article 1(4) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1584 of 22 October 2018 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (OJ 2018 L 264, p. 1), and, in the second place, application under Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation for, first, the harm allegedly suffered by the applicants as a result of the adoption of that article and, second, the harm allegedly suffered by FL Brüterei M-V as a result of the Commission’s failure to ensure compliance by the Dutch authorities with Article 42 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (OJ 2008 L 250, p. 1).

Operative part of the order

1.

The action is dismissed.

2.

FL Brüterei M-V GmbH, Erdegut GmbH and Ökofarm Groß Markow GmbH shall pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 93, 11.3.2019.


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