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Document 62022CA0697

Case C-697/22 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 29 July 2024 – Koiviston Auto Helsinki Oy, formerly Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy v European Commission, Republic of Finland, Nobina Oy, Nobina AB (Appeal – State aid – SA.33846 (2015/C) (ex 2014/NN) (ex 2011/CP) – Relevant issue post-dating the publication of the decision initiating the formal investigation procedure – Identification of the beneficiary of the aid – Obligation to publish an amending opening decision – Right of the beneficiary of the aid to submit comments – Essential procedural requirement – Incompatibility with the internal market – Recovery of the aid ordered by the European Commission – Amount to be recovered – Competence of the Member State concerned)

OJ C, C/2024/5594, 30.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5594/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5594/oj

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C/2024/5594

30.9.2024

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 29 July 2024 – Koiviston Auto Helsinki Oy, formerly Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy v European Commission, Republic of Finland, Nobina Oy, Nobina AB

(Case C-697/22 P)  (1)

(Appeal - State aid - SA.33846 (2015/C) (ex 2014/NN) (ex 2011/CP) - Relevant issue post-dating the publication of the decision initiating the formal investigation procedure - Identification of the beneficiary of the aid - Obligation to publish an amending opening decision - Right of the beneficiary of the aid to submit comments - Essential procedural requirement - Incompatibility with the internal market - Recovery of the aid ordered by the European Commission - Amount to be recovered - Competence of the Member State concerned)

(C/2024/5594)

Language of the case: Finnish

Parties

Appellant: Koiviston Auto Helsinki Oy, formerly Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy (represented by: O. Hyvönen and N. Rosenlund, asianajajat)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: M. Huttunen, J. Ringborg and F. Tomat, acting as Agents), Republic of Finland, Nobina Oy, Nobina AB

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 14 September 2022, Helsingin Bussiliikenne v Commission (T-603/19, EU:T:2022:555);

2.

Annuls Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1814 of 28 June 2019 on State aid SA.33846 – (2015/C) (ex 2014/NN) (ex 2011/CP) implemented by Finland for Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy;

3.

Orders the European Commission to pay, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by Koiviston Auto Helsinki Oy, relating to the proceedings both at first instance and on appeal.


(1)   OJ C 15, 16.1.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5594/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)


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