Judgment_paragraph 34 · Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (C-287/02)

34Finally, it is evident from the Court's case-law that the Commission is not entitled, when managing the common agricultural policy, to commit funds which fail to comply with the rules governing the common organisation of the markets in question and that the rule is of general application (see Case C-342/89, paragraphs 14 and 15, and Case C-346/89, paragraphs 14 and 15, both cited above).