Interests of a reduced fine: The CFI holds that the European Commission wrongly opposed to an action for restitution of interests (Greencore)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. It will be remembered that, following the reduction by the Court of First Instance of the fine imposed on Irish Sugar (Commission of the European Communities, Dec. No 97/624/EC of 14 May 1997, Irish Sugar, Case IV/34.621, 35.059/F-3, OJ L 258, 22.7.1997, p. 1), the Court of Justice of the European Communities held that the fine imposed on Irish Sugar was not sufficient to cover the costs of the proceedings. 1 and CFI, 7 Oct. 1999, Irish Sugar v Commission, Case T-228/97, ECR p. II-2969), Greencore, the parent company of the latter, had asked the Commission to repay the amount of that reduction, together with interest. In reply, the Commission