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Document 62017TA0696
Case T-696/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2019 — Havenbedrijf Antwerpen and Maatschappij van de Brugse Zeehaven 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 — Separable nature — Selective nature — Request for a transitional period)
Case T-696/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2019 — Havenbedrijf Antwerpen and Maatschappij van de Brugse Zeehaven 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 — Separable nature — Selective nature — Request for a transitional period)
Case T-696/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2019 — Havenbedrijf Antwerpen and Maatschappij van de Brugse Zeehaven 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 — Separable nature — Selective nature — Request for a transitional period)
OJ C 406, 2.12.2019, p. 26–26
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- Date of document:
- 20/09/2019
- Date lodged:
- 09/10/2017
- Author:
- General Court
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- Dutch
- Type of procedure:
- Action for annulment
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2.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 406/26 |
Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2019 — Havenbedrijf Antwerpen and Maatschappij van de Brugse Zeehaven v Commission
(Case T-696/17) (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 - Separable nature - Selective nature - Request for a transitional period)
(2019/C 406/34)
Language of the case: Dutch
Parties
Applicants: Havenbedrijf Antwerpen NV (Antwerp, Belgium), Maatschappij van de Brugse Zeehaven NV (Zeebrugge, Belgium) (represented by P. Wytinck, W. Panis and I. Letten, 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:
Action under Article 263 TFEU seeking 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 Havenbedrijf Antwerpen NV and Maatschappij van de Brugse Zeehaven NV to bear their own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission; |
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3. |
Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to bear its own costs. |
