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Document 62017TA0674
Case T-674/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2019 — Port de Bruxelles and Région de Bruxelles-Capitale v Commission (State aid — Corporate tax exemption scheme implemented by Belgium in favour of its ports — Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market — Concept of economic activity — Services of general economic interest — Non-economic activities — Severability — Selectivity — Article 93 TFEU and Article 106(2) TFEU)
Case T-674/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2019 — Port de Bruxelles and Région de Bruxelles-Capitale v Commission (State aid — Corporate tax exemption scheme implemented by Belgium in favour of its ports — Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market — Concept of economic activity — Services of general economic interest — Non-economic activities — Severability — Selectivity — Article 93 TFEU and Article 106(2) TFEU)
Case T-674/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2019 — Port de Bruxelles and Région de Bruxelles-Capitale v Commission (State aid — Corporate tax exemption scheme implemented by Belgium in favour of its ports — Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market — Concept of economic activity — Services of general economic interest — Non-economic activities — Severability — Selectivity — Article 93 TFEU and Article 106(2) TFEU)
OJ C 406, 2.12.2019, p. 25–25
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- Date of document:
- 20/09/2019
- Date lodged:
- 26/09/2017
- Author:
- General Court
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- French
- Type of procedure:
- Action for annulment - unfounded
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2.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 406/25 |
Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2019 — Port de Bruxelles and Région de Bruxelles-Capitale v Commission
(Case T-674/17) (1)
(State aid - Corporate tax exemption scheme implemented by Belgium in favour of its ports - Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market - Concept of economic activity - Services of general economic interest - Non-economic activities - Severability - Selectivity - Article 93 TFEU and Article 106(2) TFEU)
(2019/C 406/33)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicants: Port de Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium), Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (Belgium) (represented by: J. Vanden Eynde and E. Wauters, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Stromsky and S. Noë, (acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the applicants: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: J.-C. Halleux, P. Cottin, L. Van den Broeck and C. Pochet, acting as Agents, and by A. Lepièce and H. Baeyens, lawyers
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2017/2115 of 27 July 2017 on aid scheme SA.38393 (2016/C, ex 2015/E) implemented by Belgium — Taxation of ports in Belgium (OJ 2017 L 332, p.1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Port de Bruxelles and Région de Bruxelles-Capitale to pay, in addition to their own costs, the costs incurred by the European Commission; |
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Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to bear its own costs. |
