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Case T-309/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2014 — Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung v Commission (State aid — Animal carcass and slaughter waste disposal services — Maintaining epidemic reserve capacity — Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market — ‘Undertaking’ — Advantage — Service of general economic interest — Compensation relating to a public service obligation — Effect on trade between Member States and distortion of competition — Existing aid or new aid — Need for aid — Subsidiarity — Legitimate expectations — Legal certainty — Proportionality)
Case T-309/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2014 — Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung v Commission (State aid — Animal carcass and slaughter waste disposal services — Maintaining epidemic reserve capacity — Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market — ‘Undertaking’ — Advantage — Service of general economic interest — Compensation relating to a public service obligation — Effect on trade between Member States and distortion of competition — Existing aid or new aid — Need for aid — Subsidiarity — Legitimate expectations — Legal certainty — Proportionality)
Case T-309/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2014 — Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung v Commission (State aid — Animal carcass and slaughter waste disposal services — Maintaining epidemic reserve capacity — Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market — ‘Undertaking’ — Advantage — Service of general economic interest — Compensation relating to a public service obligation — Effect on trade between Member States and distortion of competition — Existing aid or new aid — Need for aid — Subsidiarity — Legitimate expectations — Legal certainty — Proportionality)
OJ C 292, 1.9.2014, p. 36–36
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
1.9.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 292/36 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2014 — Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung v Commission
(Case T-309/12) (1)
((State aid - Animal carcass and slaughter waste disposal services - Maintaining epidemic reserve capacity - Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market - ‘Undertaking’ - Advantage - Service of general economic interest - Compensation relating to a public service obligation - Effect on trade between Member States and distortion of competition - Existing aid or new aid - Need for aid - Subsidiarity - Legitimate expectations - Legal certainty - Proportionality))
2014/C 292/43
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung in Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis and Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg (Rivenich, Germany) (represented by: A. Kerkmann, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by V. Kreuschitz and T. Maxian Rusche and subsequently by T. Maxian Rusche and C. Egerer, Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Saria Bio-Industries AG & Co. KG (Selm, Germany); SecAnim GmbH (Lünen, Germany); and Knochen- und Fett-Union GmbH (KFU) (Selm) (represented by: U. Karpenstein and C. Johann, lawyers)
Re:
Action for annulment of Commission Decision 2012/485/EU of 25 April 2012 on State aid SA.25051 (C 19/10) (ex NN 23/10) granted by Germany to the Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung in Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis and Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg (OJ 2012 L 236, p. 1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders the Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung in Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis and Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg to bear its own costs relating to the main proceedings and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission; |
3. |
Orders Saria Bio-Industries AG & Co. KG, SecAnim GmbH and Knochen- und Fett-Union GmbH (KFU) to bear their own costs relating to the main proceedings; |
4. |
Orders the Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung in Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis and Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg to bear the costs relating to the application for interim measures. |