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Document C2006/178/56
Case T-354/99: Judgement of the Court of First Instance of 31 May 2006 — Kuwait Petroleum (Nederland) BV v Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Commission notice on the de minimis rule for State aid — Increase in excise duties on fuel — Aid to service stations — Oil companies — Risk of cumulation of aid — Price management system clause — Principle of sound administration)
Case T-354/99: Judgement of the Court of First Instance of 31 May 2006 — Kuwait Petroleum (Nederland) BV v Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Commission notice on the de minimis rule for State aid — Increase in excise duties on fuel — Aid to service stations — Oil companies — Risk of cumulation of aid — Price management system clause — Principle of sound administration)
Case T-354/99: Judgement of the Court of First Instance of 31 May 2006 — Kuwait Petroleum (Nederland) BV v Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Commission notice on the de minimis rule for State aid — Increase in excise duties on fuel — Aid to service stations — Oil companies — Risk of cumulation of aid — Price management system clause — Principle of sound administration)
OB C 178, 29.7.2006, p. 31–31
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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29.7.2006 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 178/31 |
Judgement of the Court of First Instance of 31 May 2006 — Kuwait Petroleum (Nederland) BV v Commission of the European Communities
(Case T-354/99) (1)
(State aid - Commission notice on the de minimis rule for State aid - Increase in excise duties on fuel - Aid to service stations - Oil companies - Risk of cumulation of aid - Price management system clause - Principle of sound administration)
(2006/C 178/56)
Language of the case: Dutch
Parties
Applicant: Kuwait Petroleum (Nederland) BV (represented by: P. Mathijsen, lawyer)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented initially by G. Rozet and H. Speyart, and subsequently by G. Rozet and H. van Vliet, acting as Agents)
Intervening party supporting the applicant: Kingdom of the Netherlands, (represented initially by M. Fierstra, and subsequently by H. Sevenster, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for partial annulment of Commission Decision 1999/705/EC of 20 July 1999 on the State aid implemented by the Netherlands for 633 Dutch service stations located near the German border (OJ 1999 L 280, p. 87)
Operative part of the judgement
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders the applicant to pay its own costs and those of the Commission; |
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Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay its own costs. |