Judgment_paragraph 23 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Commission of the European Communities (C-148/99)

23The United Kingdom Government refers to the judgment in Case C-233/96 Denmark v Commission [1998] ECR I-5759, at paragraph 38, according to which the Commission cannot choose, at the time of the clearance of the EAGGF accounts, an interpretation which departs from the normal meaning of the words used. Since the words of Regulation No 1164/89 were clear, in that they did not contain any limitation, the contested decision, being retroactive, infringed the principles of legal certainty and the protection of legitimate expectations.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Commission of the European Communities (C-148/99)

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