Brussels, 31/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 30 May, European judges ruled that the extension to all traders in an inter-trade agricultural agreement providing for a “voluntary contribution required” (“cotisation volontaire obligatoire” or CVO, i.e. a contribution which is initially voluntary and later made compulsory by inter-ministerial order) does not constitute state aid. The Court thus followed the conclusions of its advocate general in a case initiated in France regarding a...