Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Bíróság (Hungary) lodged on 8 April 2009 — Dr. József Uzonyi. v Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal Központi Szerve

(Case C-133/09)

2009/C 153/40

Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Fővárosi Bíróság

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Dr. József Uzonyi

Defendant: Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal Központi Szerve

Question referred

Does it follow from the provision contained in Article 143ba(1) of Regulation (EC) 1782/2003 (1) in the version in force until 31 December 2006, under which ‘[payment] shall be granted on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria’, that, as regards eligibility for the separate sugar payment in connection with the single area payment, it was not possible to draw a distinction between farmers on the basis of whether they supplied the sugar beet for processing directly (themselves) or indirectly (via intermediaries)?

(1)  Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001; OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, Special Edition in Hungarian, Chapter 3, Volume 40, p. 269-377.