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Arnold und Johann Harms als Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts v Freerk Heidinga (C-434/08)
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The question referred for a preliminar…
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Arnold und Johann Harms als Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts v Freerk Heidinga (C-434/08)

Judgment of 20 May 2010law://eu/cjeu/2008/c-434-08/para_37@2026-11-11

37In particular, the contractual freedom of a person having payment entitlements does not permit him to enter into commitments which contradict the objectives of Regulation No 1782/2003.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-434/08 · ECLI:EU:C:2010:285
Decided: 20 May 2010
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Oberlandesgericht Oldenburg (Germany)
Applicant: Arnold und Johann Harms als Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts
Defendant: Freerk Heidinga
Rapporteur: A. Borg Barthet
Advocate General: J. Mazák
Bench: 5 judges
A. Tizzano, E. Levits, A. Borg Barthet, J.-J. Kasel, M. Safjan
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62008CJ0434

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Interprets 1: Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001
Cited by 2: Jan Theodorus Arts v Veevoederbedrijf Alpuro BV (C-227/16)2 provisions; Susanne Leichenich v Ansbert Peffekoven and Ingo Horeis (C-532/11)2 provisions
Cites 6: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Valentina Neri v European School of Economics (ESE Insight World Education System Ltd) (C-153/02); Hochtief AG and Linde-Kca-Dresden GmbH v Közbeszerzések Tanácsa Közbeszerzési Döntőbizottság (C-138/08); Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001; Kornelis van Dijk v Gemeente Kampen (C-470/08); Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (C-240/97)