Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 18 January 2024.#Askos Properties EOOD v Zamestnik izpalnitelen direktor na Darzhaven fond 'Zemedelie'.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Varhoven administrativen sad.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Agriculture – Common agricultural policy (CAP) – European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) – Rural development support measures – Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 – Lease or letting agreement – Lease agreement concluded between a municipal authority and an aid beneficiary – Commitments over five years – Termination of the lease agreement further to a legislative amendment – Obligation to reimburse the aid received in part or in full – Not possible to adapt those commitments to a new situation for the holding – Definition of ‘force majeure’ and ‘exceptional circumstances’ – Definition of ‘expropriation of the holding’.#Case C-656/22.