Keywords
Subject of the case
Operative part

Keywords

Agriculture – Common agricultural policy – EAGGF financing – Grant of aids and premiums – Obligation on Member States to organise an effective system of administrative controls and on-the-spot checks (Council Regulations No 1258/1999 and No 3508/92) (see paras 91-93)

2. Agriculture – Common agricultural policy – EAGGF financing – Clearance of accounts – Disallowance of expenditure arising from irregularities in the application of the Community rules (Council Regulation No 1258/1999) (see paras 94-97, 110-111, 168)

3. European Union law – Principles – Force majeure – Concept (see paras 122-124, 199)

4. Agriculture – Common agricultural policy – EAGGF financing – Clearance of accounts – Disallowance of expenditure arising from irregularities in the application of the Community rules (Council Regulation No 1258/99, Art. 7(4); Commission Regulation No 296/96, Art. 4(2)) (see paras 129-131, 167)

5. Agriculture – Common agricultural policy – EAGGF financing – Clearance of accounts – Disallowance of expenditure arising from irregularities in the application of Community rules (Council Regulation No 1258/99; Commission Regulation No 296/96, Art. 4(2)) (see paras 144-148, 203)

6. Agriculture – Common agricultural policy – EAGGF financing – Grant of aids and premiums – Obligation on Member States to organise an efficient system of administrative controls and spot checks (Council Regulation No 3508/92, Arts 9a(1) and 13(1)(d); Commission Regulation No 2848/98, Art. 45, first para.,(a)) (see paras 231, 234-238)

7. Acts of the institutions – Regulations – Regulation prescribing specific control measures – No Member State discretion (see para. 241)

Subject of the case

Re:

ANNULMENT of Commission Decision 2005/579/EC of 20 July 2005 disallowing from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section (OJ 2005 L 199, p. 84) in so far as it excludes certain expenditure carried out by the Hellenic Republic in the context of specific measures for certain agricultural products in favour of the minor islands of the Aegean Sea and in the fruit and vegetables, raw tobacco and goat and sheepmeat sectors.

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.