Question juridique clé
Whether the annual wine-control fee violated the principle of cost coverage because it created excessive reserves.
Solution extraite
The fee did not violate cost coverage; the authority could maintain objectively justified reserves for future deficits and prudent administration.
Motifs extraits
The court held that Art. 180(3) LAgr expressly requires a fee covering the costs of the control bodies. Cost coverage permits appropriate reserves, amortization and provisions. The accumulated reserves were still justified by past deficits and future risk of reduced revenue.