Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 27 September 2012
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 27 September 2012
Data
- Court
- General Court
- Case date
- 27 september 2012
Verdict
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 27 September 2012 — Producteurs de légumes de France v Commission
(Case T-328/09)
"State aid - Fruit and vegetable sector - Contingency plans aimed at supporting the fruit and vegetable market in France - Decision declaring the aid to be incompatible with the common market - Legitimate expectation - Material error in the calculation of the amounts to be recovered"
1. Community lawPrinciplesProtection of legitimate expectationsConditions (see paras 18-19)
2. State aidRecovery of unlawful aidAid granted in breach of the procedural rules under Article 88 ECLegitimate expectations entertained by the recipientsProtectionConditions and limitsInaction on the part of the CommissionNo legitimate expectationsExceptional circumstancesNone (Arts 87 EC and 88 EC) (see paras 20-22, 26-30)
Re:
APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 203 final of 28 January 2009 on the ‘contingency plans’ in the fruit and vegetable sector implemented by the French Republic.
Operative part
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Producteurs de légumes de France to pay the costs.