24The French Republic raised three pleas in support of its action. The first plea alleged infringement of Article 10(2) and (4) and Article 14(2) of Regulation No 1975/2006. The second plea concerned breach of Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1082/2003 of 23 June 2003 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the minimum level of controls to be carried out in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals (OJ 2003 L 156, p. 9) and Article 26(2)(b) of Regulation No 796/2004. Last, the third plea, alleged, in the alternative, unlawful extension by the Commission of the application of the flat-rate correction to ovine holdings which are not eligible for the ewe premium and to bovine holdings inspected in the context of the identification of bovine animals or beef premiums.
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