Azienda Agricola Barausse Antonio e Gabriele (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-348/18 (27 June 2019)

Azienda Agricola Barausse Antonio e Gabriele (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-348/18 (27 June 2019)

Article 2(1) second subparagraph of Regulation (CEE) No 3950/92 requires that, when a Member State decides to reallocate unused reference quantities, such reallocation must be carried out proportionally among producers who exceeded their quotas, based on the reference quantities each holds; Member States cannot use...

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Citation
[2019] EUECJ C-348/18
Parties
Applicant: Azienda Agricola Barausse Antonio e Gabriele – Società semplice; Respondent: Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura (AGEA); Intervener: Comitato Spontaneo Produttori Latte (COSPLAT); Intervener: Società Agricola Galleana – Società semplice; Intervener: VS et al.
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference / Judgment
Outcome
preliminary reference answered
Legal Topics
Milk Quota, Supplementary Levy, Allocation Criteria, Regulation Interpretation
EU Law Agricultural Law Milk Quota Supplementary Levy Allocation Criteria Regulation Interpretation

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Parties

Azienda Agricola Barausse Antonio e Gabriele – Società semplice

Applicant

Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura (AGEA)

Respondent

Comitato Spontaneo Produttori Latte (COSPLAT)

Intervener

Società Agricola Galleana – Società semplice

Intervener

VS et al.

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference / Judgment

  1. 1 Interpretation of Article 2(1) second subparagraph of Regulation (CEE) No 3950/92 regarding reallocation of unused milk quotas
  2. 2 Whether reallocation must be proportional or can be based on objective priority criteria set by Member States

Ratio Decidendi

Article 2(1) second subparagraph of Regulation (CEE) No 3950/92 requires that, when a Member State decides to reallocate unused reference quantities, such reallocation must be carried out proportionally among producers who exceeded their quotas, based on the reference quantities each holds; Member States cannot use other criteria unless explicitly authorized.

Court Disposition

preliminary reference answered

Orders

  • Article 2(1) second subparagraph of Regulation (CEE) No 3950/92 must be interpreted as requiring proportional reallocation of unused quotas among producers exceeding their quotas.