24.5.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 128/31


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 April 2008 — Greece v Commission

(Case T-364/04) (1)

(EAGGF - Guarantee Section - Expenditure excluded from Community financing - Products processed from fruit and vegetables - Animal premiums - Period of 24 months)

(2008/C 128/67)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: I. Chalkias and E. Svolopoulou, Agents)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Condou-Durande and L. Visaggio, initially, and M. Condou-Durande and H. Tserepa-Lacombe, Agents, and N. Korogiannakis, lawyer, subsequently)

Re:

Annulment of Commission Decision 2004/561/EC of 16 July 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 250, p. 21) inasmuch as it excludes certain expenditure by the Hellenic Republic in the sectors of products processed from fruit and vegetables and animal premiums.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 314, 18.12.2004.