Judgment of the General Court of 26 September 2018 — France v Commission

(Case T-682/16) (1)

(EAGF - Area-linked aid - Procedure for the suspension of monthly payments to a Member State - Article 41(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 - Key components of the national control system - Deficiencies found - Action plan including clear progress indicators established in consultation with the Commission - Proportionality)

(2018/C 427/57)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: French Republic (represented by: F. Alabrune, D. Colas, D. Segoin, A.-L. Desjonquères and S. Horrenberger, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: X. Lewis and D. Triantafyllou, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: L. Inez Fernandes, M. Figueiredo, P. Estêvão and J. Saraiva de Almeida, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Commission Implementing Decision C(2016) 4287 final of 12 July 2016 suspending monthly payments to the French Republic under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;

3.	Orders the Portuguese Republic to bear its own costs.

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(1)  OJ C 441, 28.11.2016.