EU Court of Justice rules in favor of Czech Republic in agricultural stockpiling dispute with EC

The EU Court of Justice ruled in favor of the Czech Republic on Thursday, determining that sanctions imposed on the Czech Republic for agricultural stockpiling by the European Commission were unjustified. The case centered on surplus stocks of some agricultural products that Czech companies accumulated before the country’s EU accession in 2004. The EC fined the country’s Ministry of Agriculture 12.2 million euros. The ministry will now demand that the money be paid back to them, Agriculture Minister Petr Bendl said. The verdict marks a significant success in the ministry’s long-lasting efforts to resolve the dispute in its favor.

Author: Sarah Borufka