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<p>Since 2007, the UK has made six legal challenges through the Court of Justice of
the European Union, detailed below.</p><p> </p><p>1. T-27/16 UK v Commission - This
is a direct application by the UK to challenge aspects of the legislation (Implementing
Decision (EU) 2015/2098) in relation to funding for Producer Organisations (POs).
The UK incurred a disallowance for alleged deficiencies in the manner in which the
UK calculates the Value of Marketed Production for POs. The UK believes that its procedures
for including the VMP of new joiners to the PO is correct and in compliance with the
legislation. Case ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>2. T-245/13 UK v Commission - An application
by the UK for the annulment of Commission Decision 2013/123/EU of 26 February 2013
excluding from EU financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States, to
the extent of an entry in the Annex relating to a 5.19% extrapolated correction of
expenditure incurred in Northern Ireland in Financial Year 2010 (amounting to €16,513,582.57).
Judgment was handed down 4 September 2015; the Court dismissed the action.</p><p>
</p><p>3. T-437/14 UK v Commission - An application by the UK for the partial annulment
of the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision of 4 April 2014 on excluding from
European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the
Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF),
under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural
Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). Judgment handed down 28 September 2016; the Court
dismissed the action.</p><p> </p><p>4. T-115/10 - An application by the UK to annul
Commission Decision 2010/45/EU of 22 December 2009 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive
92/43/EEC (the Habitats Directive), a third updated list of sites of Community importance
for the Mediterranean bio-geographical region, to the extent that it lists the Estrecho
Oriental site of Community importance. Judgment handed down 24 May 2011; the Court
dismissed the action as inadmissible.</p><p> </p><p>5. T-503/12 - An application by
the UK to annul Commission Decision 2012/500/EU of 6 September 2012 excluding from
EU financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States, to the extent of four
entries in the Annex relating to a 5% flat rate correction of expenditure incurred
in Northern Ireland in Financial Year 2008 (amounting to EUR 277 231,60 and EUR 13
671 558,90) and in Financial Year 2009 (amounting to EUR 270 398,26 and EUR 15 844
193,29). Judgment handed down 4 September 2015; the Court dismissed the action.</p><p>
</p><p>6. T-107/09 - An application by the UK to annul Commission decision 2008/960/EC
(on certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section
of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund and under the European Agricultural
Guarantee Fund) insofar as it has the effect of applying a correction to the Fruit
and Vegetable aid scheme against the UK for alleged weaknesses in its control system
concerning the recognition of Producer Organisations created before 2002. Case discontinued
1 September 2009.</p><p> </p>
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