26.10.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 354/9
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 3 September 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État — France) — Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer) v Société Sodiaal International
(Case C-383/14) (1)
((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Protection of the European Union’s financial interests - Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 - Article 3 - Recovery of Community aid - Administrative penalty - Administrative measures - Limitation period))
(2015/C 354/11)
Language of the case: French
Referring court
Conseil d’État
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)
Defendant: Société Sodiaal International
Operative part of the judgment
The fourth subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests must be interpreted as meaning that the limitation which it lays down is applicable not only to proceedings concerning irregularities which lead to the imposition of administrative penalties within the meaning of Article 5 thereof but also to proceedings which lead to the adoption of administrative measures within the meaning of Article 4 thereof.
(1) OJ C 361, 13.10.2014.
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