Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-8/20 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, February 21, 2020

• Resolution Date: February 21, 2020
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-8/20

Action brought on 8 January 2020 - Czech Republic v Commission

(Case T-8/20)

Language of the case: Czech

Parties

Applicant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, J. Pavliš, J. Očková and J. Vláčil, Agents)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1835 of 30 October 2019 in so far as it excludes from European Union financing expenditure incurred by the Czech Republic under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in connection with the M14 measures for the financial years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the total amount of EUR 35 109.02, and order the European Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on the following plea in law:

The plea in law is based on the infringement of Article 52(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy. The Commission imposed a financial correction on the basis of an alleged infringement of a single provision of EU law, namely Article 25 of Commission...