Court of Justice 3 April 2003, C-330/01 P (Hortiplant SAT v Commission of the European Communities.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I ─ Introduction 1. The appeal concerns the question of the extent to which the Commission is required, before adopting a decision to reduce, suspend or cancel financial assistance granted under the Structural Funds, to obtain the observations of the Member State concerned. II ─ Legal background and facts 2.