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Document 62004TJ0221
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 25 July 2006. # Kingdom of Belgium v Commission of the European Communities. # EAGGF - Clearance of accounts - Arable crops - Check on areas based on a system of aerial orthoimagery (GIS) - Difference between the area declared and the area resulting from the GIS system - Administrative check and inspection on site - Loss to EAGGF. # Case T-221/04.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 25 July 2006.
Kingdom of Belgium v Commission of the European Communities.
EAGGF - Clearance of accounts - Arable crops - Check on areas based on a system of aerial orthoimagery (GIS) - Difference between the area declared and the area resulting from the GIS system - Administrative check and inspection on site - Loss to EAGGF.
Case T-221/04.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 25 July 2006.
Kingdom of Belgium v Commission of the European Communities.
EAGGF - Clearance of accounts - Arable crops - Check on areas based on a system of aerial orthoimagery (GIS) - Difference between the area declared and the area resulting from the GIS system - Administrative check and inspection on site - Loss to EAGGF.
Case T-221/04.
European Court Reports 2006 II-00057*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2006:223
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 25 July 2006 – Belgium v Commission
(Case T-221/04)
EAGGF – Clearance of accounts – Arable crops – Check on areas based on a system of aerial orthoimagery (GIS) – Difference between the area declared and the area resulting from the GIS system – Administrative check and inspection on site – Loss to EAGGF
1. Court of Justice – Court of First Instance – Unlimited jurisdiction – Exercise in the context of an action for annulment (Arts 229 EC and 230 EC) (see paras 27-28)
2. Agriculture – EAGGF – Clearance of accounts (Council Regulation No 729/70) (see paras 30-33, 82-92)
3. Agriculture – EAGGF – Grant of aids and premiums (Council Regulations Nos 729/70 and 3508/92; Commission Regulation No 3887/92) (see paras 52-57)
Re:
| APPLICATION for the partial annulment of Commission Decision 2004/136/EC of 4 February 2004 excluding from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (OJ 2004 L 40, p. 31), in so far as it imposes a flat-rate correction of 2% of the expenses declared by Belgium in respect of arable crops. |
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs. |