22.5.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 161/4
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 30 March 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Kúria — Hungary) — József Lingurár v Miniszterelnökséget vezető miniszter
(Case C-315/16) (1)
((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Common agricultural policy - EAFRD financing - Rural development support - Natura 2000 payments - Eligibility limited to private owners - Forest area partially owned by the State))
(2017/C 161/05)
Language of the case: Hungarian
Referring court
Kúria
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: József Lingurár
Defendant: Miniszterelnökséget vezető miniszter
Operative part of the judgment
The first sentence of Article 42(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) must be interpreted as meaning that, when a forest area eligible for Natura 2000 support is owned in part by the State and in part by a private owner, account must be taken of the ratio of the size of the part owned by the State to the size of the part owned by that private owner in calculating the amount of support to be paid to the latter.
(1) OJ C 296, 16.8.2016.