Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2001] All ER (D) 188 (Dec)
Court: Court of Justice of the European Communities (Fifth Chamber)
Judge:

Judges von Bahr (President), Edward, La Pergola, Sevon (Rapporteur) and Timmermans

Judgment Dates: 13 December 2001

Catchwords

European Community - Agriculture - Common Agricultural Policy - Compensatory allowance scheme for mountain and hill farming and farming in less-favoured areas - Requirement to keep register of animals - Appellant keeping wholly incomplete register - Respondent refusing to grant compensatory allowance on basis of incomplete register - Whether grant of compensatory allowance excluded due to incomplete register - Council Regulation (EEC) 3508/92 - Commission Regulation (EEC) 3887/92.

The Case

Where a farmer kept a stall journal, as required by directive92-102-EEC, but did not complete that journal, he was not entitled to the compensatory allowances for hill and mountain farming, and farming in less-favoured areas, provided for by reg(EEC) 3508-92 except in cases of force majeure.

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