Press Release: Judgments in Case T-243/07 Poland v Commission; Case T-247/07 Slovakia v Commission; Case T-248/07 Czech Republic v Commission; Case T-262/07 Lithuania v Commission

The General Court annuls the decision of the Commission requiring the new Member States to pay financial amounts linked to the elimination of surpluses of agricultural products existing within their territory at the date of their accession to the European Union. Such a payment to the Community budget is contrary to the Act of Accession of those States.