Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 22 January 2004. Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali v Consorzio Produttori Pompelmo Italiano Soc. Coop. arl. (COPPI). Reference for a preliminary ruling: Consiglio di Stato - Italy. Agriculture - EAGGF - Cancellation of financial assistance - Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 - Articles 23 and 24 - Supervisory powers of the Commission and Member State respectively. Case C-271/01.

«(Agriculture – EAGGF – Cancellation of financial assistance – Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 – Articles 23 and 24 – Supervisory powers of the Commission and Member State respectively)»

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber)22 January 2004 (1)

((Agriculture – EAGGF – Cancellation of financial assistance – Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 – Articles 23 and 24 – Supervisory powers of the Commission and Member State respectively))

and

THE COURT (Sixth Chamber),,

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of Consorzio Produttori Pompelmo Italiano Soc. coop. arl (COPPI), represented by A. Guarino, of the Italian Government, represented by G. De Bellis, and of the Commission, represented by C. Cattabriga, acting as Agent, at the hearing on 17 October 2002,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 21 November 2002,

gives the following

On those grounds,

THE COURT (Sixth Chamber),

Gulmann

Cunha Rodrigues

Puissochet

Schintgen

Macken

R. Grass

V. Skouris

Registrar

President