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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)

OJ 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)

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:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders the applicant to pay its own costs and those of the Commission;

3.

Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay its own costs.


(1)  OJ C 102, 8.4.2000.


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