21.11.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 282/42


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 30 September 2009 — France v Commission

(Case T-432/07) (1)

(EAGGF - Guarantee Section - Expenditure excluded from Community financing - Fruit and vegetables - Conditions for recognition of producers’ organisations)

2009/C 282/79

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues, A.L. During, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F. Clotuche-Duvieusart and F. Jimeno Fernández, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2007/647/EC of 3 October 2007 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 2007 L 261, p. 28), in so far as it excludes certain expenditure incurred by the French Republic for producers’ organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders the French Republic to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 22, 26.01.2008.