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Document 62018TA0328
Case T-328/18: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 — Naturgy Energy Group v Commission (State aid — Environmental incentive adopted by Spain in favour of coal-fired power plants — Decision to initiate the procedure laid down by Article 108(2) TFEU — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Selective nature)
Case T-328/18: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 — Naturgy Energy Group v Commission (State aid — Environmental incentive adopted by Spain in favour of coal-fired power plants — Decision to initiate the procedure laid down by Article 108(2) TFEU — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Selective nature)
Case T-328/18: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 — Naturgy Energy Group v Commission (State aid — Environmental incentive adopted by Spain in favour of coal-fired power plants — Decision to initiate the procedure laid down by Article 108(2) TFEU — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Selective nature)
OJ C 422, 18.10.2021, p. 10–10
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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18.10.2021 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 422/10 |
Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 — Naturgy Energy Group v Commission
(Case T-328/18) (1)
(State aid - Environmental incentive adopted by Spain in favour of coal-fired power plants - Decision to initiate the procedure laid down by Article 108(2) TFEU - Obligation to state reasons - Manifest error of assessment - Selective nature)
(2021/C 422/13)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Naturgy Energy Group, SA, formerly Gas Natural SDG, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: F. González Díaz and J. Blanco Carol, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Němečková and D. Recchia, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the applicant: EDP España, SA (Oviedo, Spain) (represented by: J. Buendía Sierra and A. Lamadrid de Pablo, lawyers), Viesgo Producción, SL, successor in title to Viesgo Generación, SL (Santander, Spain) (represented by: F. Plasencia Sánchez, L. Ques Mena and L. de Pedro Martín, lawyers)
Re:
APPLICATION under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2017) 7733 final of 27 November 2017, concerning State Aid SA.47912 (2017/NN) — Environmental incentive adopted by Spain in favour of coal-fired power plants, initiating the formal investigation procedure laid down by Article 108(2) TFEU.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Naturgy Energy Group, SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission; |
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Orders Viesgo Producción, SL and EDP España, SA to bear their own costs. |