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Document 62019TB0691
Case T-691/19: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Hill & Smith Holdings and Hill & Smith Overseas v Commission (State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Case T-691/19: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Hill & Smith Holdings and Hill & Smith Overseas v Commission (State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Case T-691/19: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Hill & Smith Holdings and Hill & Smith Overseas v Commission (State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
OJ C, C/2025/2869, 2.6.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2869/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)
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Official Journal |
EN C series |
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C/2025/2869 |
2.6.2025 |
Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Hill & Smith Holdings and Hill & Smith Overseas v Commission
(Case T-691/19) (1)
(State aid - United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing - Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/2869)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Hill & Smith Holdings plc (Solihull, United Kingdom) and Hill & Smith Overseas Ltd (Solihull) (represented by: J. Lesar, Solicitor, and K. Beal KC)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)
Re:
By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1352 of 2 April 2019 on the State aid SA.44896 implemented by the United Kingdom concerning CFC Group Financing Exemption (OJ 2019 L 216, p. 1).
Operative part of the order
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There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the present action. |
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There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the application to intervene submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
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The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Hill & Smith Holdings plc and Hill & Smith Overseas Ltd, with the exception of those relating to the application to intervene. |
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Hill & Smith Holdings, Hill & Smith Overseas, the Commission and the United Kingdom shall bear their own costs relating to the application to intervene. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2869/oj
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