I. Introduction In the present judgment, the Court of Justice had to examine an appeal on points of law against a judgment of the Court of First Instance by a recipient of State aid alleging, in particular, an infringement of Article ex-87(3)(c) EC (now Article 107(3)(c) TFEU) and the 2000 Community Guidelines for State aid in the Agricultural Sector1 (“the 2000 Guidelines”). The judgment is of interest both for State aid law in the agricultural secto