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
Sumário
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.
Texto da decisão
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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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs. |