Judgment_paragraph 20 · French Republic v European Commission (C-404/19 P)

20In that regard, the French authorities were in particular criticised on the ground that they had treated areas which were mainly wooded, with very low-grade grazing resources or inaccessible to animals, declared as ‘moors and trails’ as being topographical features, and therefore as being eligible for aid, even though those areas did not meet the conditions laid down by French and EU rules, since they did not come within the scope of Article 34(3) of Regulation No 1122/2009 or within the concept of ‘permanent pasture’ set out in Article 2(c) of Regulation No 1120/2009.