Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 20 June 2006.#Hellenic Republic v Commission of the European Communities.#EAGGF - Expenditure excluded from Community financing - Public storage of rice - Force majeure - Processed fruit and vegetable products - Assistance to the needy - Restructuring programme in the fruit and vegetables sector - Flat-rate corrections - Time-limit of 24 months.#Case T-251/04.

Subject of the case

Re:

ACTION for the annulment of Commission Decision 2004/457/EC of 29 April 2004 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 2004 L 202, p. 35), in so far as it excludes certain expenditure by the Hellenic Republic in the sectors of fruit and vegetables and public storage.

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.