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Document 62005TA0354
Case T-354/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 March 2009 — TF1 v Commission (State aid — Financing of France Télévisions by the audiovisual licence fee — Constant review of existing aid — Recommendation for the adoption of appropriate measures — Member State’s commitments accepted by the Commission — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market — Action for annulment — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Nature of the contested measure — Interest in bringing proceedings — Admissibility — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Altmark judgment)
Case T-354/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 March 2009 — TF1 v Commission (State aid — Financing of France Télévisions by the audiovisual licence fee — Constant review of existing aid — Recommendation for the adoption of appropriate measures — Member State’s commitments accepted by the Commission — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market — Action for annulment — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Nature of the contested measure — Interest in bringing proceedings — Admissibility — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Altmark judgment)
Case T-354/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 March 2009 — TF1 v Commission (State aid — Financing of France Télévisions by the audiovisual licence fee — Constant review of existing aid — Recommendation for the adoption of appropriate measures — Member State’s commitments accepted by the Commission — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market — Action for annulment — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Nature of the contested measure — Interest in bringing proceedings — Admissibility — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Altmark judgment)
OJ C 113, 16.5.2009, p. 31–31
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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16.5.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 113/31 |
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 March 2009 — TF1 v Commission
(Case T-354/05) (1)
(State aid - Financing of France Télévisions by the audiovisual licence fee - Constant review of existing aid - Recommendation for the adoption of appropriate measures - Member State’s commitments accepted by the Commission - Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market - Action for annulment - Period allowed for commencing proceedings - Nature of the contested measure - Interest in bringing proceedings - Admissibility - Rights of the defence - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based - Altmark judgment)
2009/C 113/62
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Télévision française 1 SA (TF1) (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) (represented by: J.-P. Hordies and C. Smits, lawyers)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. Giolito, acting as Agent)
Interveners in support of the defendant: French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues and A.-L. Vendrolini, acting as Agents); and France Télévisions S.A. (Paris, France) (represented by: J.-P. Gunther and D. Tayar, lawyers)
Re:
Application for the annulment of Commission Decision C(2005) 1166 final of 20 April 2005 on aid granted to France Télévisions [aid E 10/2005 (ex C 60/1999) — France, Audiovisual licence fee].
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the application; |
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Orders Télévision française 1 SA (TF1) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Commission and by France Télévisions SA; |
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Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs. |