COPEBI (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-505/18 (13 June 2019)

COPEBI (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-505/18 (13 June 2019)

Commission Decision 2009/402/CE covers all aids granted under the 'plans de campagne' in the fruit and vegetable sector, including those distributed by Oniflhor to CEBI and its members, regardless of CEBI's omission from the list of eight committees and the exclusive reliance on Oniflhor subsidies for funding.

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Citation
[2019] EUECJ C-505/18
Parties
Applicant: Copebi SCA; Respondent: Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer); Intervener: Ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference / Judgment
Outcome
Question answered; Decision 2009/402/CE interpreted to cover the aids in question.
Legal Topics
Interpretation of Commission Decision 2009/402/ce, Recovery of State Aid, Scope of Decision, Agricultural Committees
European Union Law State Aid Interpretation of Commission Decision 2009/402/ce Recovery of State Aid Scope of Decision Agricultural Committees

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Parties

Copebi SCA

Applicant

Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)

Respondent

Ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference / Judgment

  1. 1 Does Commission Decision 2009/402/CE cover aids granted by Oniflhor to CEBI and distributed to industrial cherry producers, despite CEBI not being listed among the eight agricultural economic committees and the aid being funded solely by Oniflhor subsidies?

Ratio Decidendi

Commission Decision 2009/402/CE covers all aids granted under the 'plans de campagne' in the fruit and vegetable sector, including those distributed by Oniflhor to CEBI and its members, regardless of CEBI's omission from the list of eight committees and the exclusive reliance on Oniflhor subsidies for funding.

Court Disposition

Question answered; Decision 2009/402/CE interpreted to cover the aids in question.

Orders

  • Decision 2009/402/CE covers aids granted by Oniflhor to CEBI and distributed to industrial cherry producers, regardless of committee listing or funding mechanism.
  • Costs to be determined by the referring national court; no reimbursement for parties other than those submitting observations.