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Document 62013TA0454
Case T-454/13: Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — SNCM v Commission (State aid — Maritime cabotage — Aid implemented by France in favor of the Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) and the Compagnie Méridionale de Navigation — Service of general economic interest — Compensation for an additional service to the service of Basis to cover peak periods during the tourist season — Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market — Concept of State aid — Advantage — Altmark judgment — Determination of the amount of aid)
Case T-454/13: Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — SNCM v Commission (State aid — Maritime cabotage — Aid implemented by France in favor of the Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) and the Compagnie Méridionale de Navigation — Service of general economic interest — Compensation for an additional service to the service of Basis to cover peak periods during the tourist season — Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market — Concept of State aid — Advantage — Altmark judgment — Determination of the amount of aid)
Case T-454/13: Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — SNCM v Commission (State aid — Maritime cabotage — Aid implemented by France in favor of the Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) and the Compagnie Méridionale de Navigation — Service of general economic interest — Compensation for an additional service to the service of Basis to cover peak periods during the tourist season — Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market — Concept of State aid — Advantage — Altmark judgment — Determination of the amount of aid)
OJ C 121, 18.4.2017, p. 21–21
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
18.4.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 121/21 |
Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — SNCM v Commission
(Case T-454/13) (1)
((State aid - Maritime cabotage - Aid implemented by France in favor of the Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) and the Compagnie Méridionale de Navigation - Service of general economic interest - Compensation for an additional service to the service of Basis to cover peak periods during the tourist season - Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market - Concept of State aid - Advantage - Altmark judgment - Determination of the amount of aid))
(2017/C 121/30)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) (Marseille, France) (represented by: initially by A. Winckler, F.-C. Laprévote, J.-P. Mignard and S. Mabile, and subsequently by A. Winckler and F.-C. Laprévote, and finally by F.-C. Laprévote and C. Froitzheim, avocats)
Defendant: Commission (represented by: M. Afonso and M. B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Corsica Ferries France SAS (Bastia — France), (represented by: S. Rodrigues and C. Bernard-Glanz, avocats)
Re:
Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of the Commission Decision 2013/435/EU of 2 May 2013 on State aid SA.22843 (2012/C) (ex 2012/NN) awarded by France to Société Nationale Corse-Méditerranée and the Compagnie Méridionale de Navigation (OJ 2013 L 220, p. 20).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission and by Corsica Ferries France SAS. |