French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-118/99)

Judgment of 24 Jan 2002

law://eu/cjeu/1999/c-118-99/para_37@2026-11-14

37In that regard, it is appropriate to bear in mind, first, that the management of EAGGF finances is principally in the hands of the national administrative authorities responsible for ensuring that the Community rules are strictly observed. That system, based on trust between national and Community authorities, does not involve any systematic supervision by the Commission, which moreover would in practice be quite unable to carry it out. Only the Member State is in a position to know and determine precisely the information necessary for drawing up EAGGF accounts since the Commission is not close enough to obtain the information it needs from the economic operators (Case C-238/96 Ireland v Commission [1998] ECR I-5801, paragraph 30).

French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-118/99)

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