PORTUGAL ECJ
April 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE PORTUGUESE government has failed at the European Court of Justice to defend a contested claim it had abided by European Union law regarding the number of spot-checks regarding special beef premiums for 1999. The European Commission has long maintained that there were too few checks; producers may now have to return some subsidies.
THE PORTUGUESE government has failed at the European Court of Justice to defend a contested claim it had abided by European Union law regarding the number of spot-checks regarding special beef premiums for 1999. The European Commission has long maintained that there were too few checks; producers may now have to return some subsidies.
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