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Document 62019TA0233
Joined Cases T-233/19 and T-234/19: Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2021 — Infineon Technologies Dresden and Infineon Technologies v Commission (State aid — Aid scheme implemented by Germany for some large electricity consumers — Exemption from network charges in respect of the 2012-2013 period — Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market and unlawful, and ordering the recovery of the aid paid — Action for annulment — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Admissibility — Concept of aid — State resources)
Joined Cases T-233/19 and T-234/19: Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2021 — Infineon Technologies Dresden and Infineon Technologies v Commission (State aid — Aid scheme implemented by Germany for some large electricity consumers — Exemption from network charges in respect of the 2012-2013 period — Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market and unlawful, and ordering the recovery of the aid paid — Action for annulment — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Admissibility — Concept of aid — State resources)
Joined Cases T-233/19 and T-234/19: Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2021 — Infineon Technologies Dresden and Infineon Technologies v Commission (State aid — Aid scheme implemented by Germany for some large electricity consumers — Exemption from network charges in respect of the 2012-2013 period — Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market and unlawful, and ordering the recovery of the aid paid — Action for annulment — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Admissibility — Concept of aid — State resources)
OJ C 471, 22.11.2021, p. 41–42
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
22.11.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 471/41 |
Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2021 — Infineon Technologies Dresden and Infineon Technologies v Commission
(Joined Cases T-233/19 and T-234/19) (1)
(State aid - Aid scheme implemented by Germany for some large electricity consumers - Exemption from network charges in respect of the 2012-2013 period - Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market and unlawful, and ordering the recovery of the aid paid - Action for annulment - Period allowed for commencing proceedings - Admissibility - Concept of aid - State resources)
(2021/C 471/57)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant in Case T-233/19: Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH & Co. KG (Dresden, Germany) (represented by: L. Assmann and M. Peiffer, lawyers)
Applicant in Case T-234/19: Infineon Technologies AG (Neubiberg, Germany) (represented by: L. Assmann and M. Peiffer, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Maxian Rusche and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the applicants: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: D. Klebs, J. Möller, R. Kanitz, S. Heimerl and S. Costanzo, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/56 of 28 May 2018 on aid scheme SA.34045 (2013/c) (ex 2012/NN) implemented by Germany for baseload consumers under Paragraph 19 StromNEV (OJ 2019 L 14, p. 1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the actions; |
2. |
Orders Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH & Co. KG and Infineon Technologies AG to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission; |
3. |
Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to bear its own costs. |