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Document 62014CO0604
Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 January 2016.
Alcoa Trasformazioni Srl v European Commission.
Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure — State aid — Aid granted by the Italian Republic in favour of Alcoa Trasformazioni Srl — Reimbursement by the Equalisation Fund of part of the electricity costs invoiced to that company by its supplier — Incompatibility with the common market — Advantage — European Commission required to undertake an economic analysis.
Case C-604/14 P.
Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 January 2016.
Alcoa Trasformazioni Srl v European Commission.
Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure — State aid — Aid granted by the Italian Republic in favour of Alcoa Trasformazioni Srl — Reimbursement by the Equalisation Fund of part of the electricity costs invoiced to that company by its supplier — Incompatibility with the common market — Advantage — European Commission required to undertake an economic analysis.
Case C-604/14 P.
Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section
Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 January 2016 —
Alcoa Trasformazioni v Commission
(Case C‑604/14 P) ( 1 )
‛Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure — State aid — Aid granted by the Italian Republic in favour of Alcoa Trasformazioni Srl — Reimbursement by the Equalisation Fund of part of the electricity costs invoiced to that company by its supplier — Incompatibility with the common market — Advantage — European Commission required to undertake an economic analysis’
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Appeals — Grounds — Distortion of national law relied on as evidence — Necessity of indicating precisely the evidence alleged to have been distorted and showing the errors of appraisal which led to that distortion (Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.) (see paras 19-27) |
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State aid — Concept — Grant of an advantage to the beneficiaries — Criteria for assessment — Commission required, in all cases, to undertake a complex analysis of the hypothetical market price — No such obligation (Art. 107(1) TFEU) (see paras 35-39) |
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State aid — Administrative procedure — Determination of the amount of the aid — Commission required, in all cases, to undertake a complex analysis of the hypothetical market price— No such obligation) (Art. 107(1) TFEU) (see paras 60-62) |
Operative part
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The appeal is dismissed. |
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Alcoa Trasformazioni Srl is ordered to pay the costs. |
( 1 ) OJ C 89, 16.3.2015.