(Appeal— European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF)— European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)— Regulation (EC) No1290/2005

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 31January 2019— Greece v Commission

(Case C‑6 v 18 P)(1)

(Appeal— European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF)— European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)— Regulation (EC) No1290/2005— Financing of the common agricultural policy— Excluded expenditure— Expenditure incurred by the Hellenic Republic)

1.Agriculture— EAGF and EAFRD financing— Clearance of accounts— Disallowance of expenses arising from irregularities in applying EU rules— Financial correction— Application in the event of failures to fulfil obligations relating to the subsequent management of irregular payments— Lawfulness

(Council Regulation No1290/2005, Arts 31 to 33)

(see paras 55-58, 62, 67)

2.Appeal —Grounds— Plea submitted for the first time in the context of the appeal— Inadmissibility— Arguments simply constituting an amplification of a plea relied on in the application— Admissibility

(see paras 75-79)

Operative part

The Court:

1 OJ C 63, 19.2.2018.