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Document 62017TA0716
Case T-716/17: Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2020 — Germanwings v Commission (State aid — Aviation sector — Aid granted by Italy in favour of Sardinian airports — Decision declaring the aid partly compatible and partly incompatible with the internal market — Imputability to the State — Beneficiaries — Advantage for co-contracting airlines — Market economy operator principle — Effect on trade between Member States — Adverse effect on competition — Obligation to state reasons — Aid scheme — De minimis aid — Recovery)
Case T-716/17: Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2020 — Germanwings v Commission (State aid — Aviation sector — Aid granted by Italy in favour of Sardinian airports — Decision declaring the aid partly compatible and partly incompatible with the internal market — Imputability to the State — Beneficiaries — Advantage for co-contracting airlines — Market economy operator principle — Effect on trade between Member States — Adverse effect on competition — Obligation to state reasons — Aid scheme — De minimis aid — Recovery)
Case T-716/17: Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2020 — Germanwings v Commission (State aid — Aviation sector — Aid granted by Italy in favour of Sardinian airports — Decision declaring the aid partly compatible and partly incompatible with the internal market — Imputability to the State — Beneficiaries — Advantage for co-contracting airlines — Market economy operator principle — Effect on trade between Member States — Adverse effect on competition — Obligation to state reasons — Aid scheme — De minimis aid — Recovery)
OJ C 215, 29.6.2020, p. 26–27
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
29.6.2020 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 215/26 |
Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2020 — Germanwings v Commission
(Case T-716/17) (1)
(State aid - Aviation sector - Aid granted by Italy in favour of Sardinian airports - Decision declaring the aid partly compatible and partly incompatible with the internal market - Imputability to the State - Beneficiaries - Advantage for co-contracting airlines - Market economy operator principle - Effect on trade between Member States - Adverse effect on competition - Obligation to state reasons - Aid scheme - De minimis aid - Recovery)
(2020/C 215/31)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Germanwings GmbH (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: A. Martin-Ehlers, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Maxian Rusche and S. Noë, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1861 of 29 July 2016 on State aid SA 33983 (2013/C) (ex 2012/NN) (ex 2011/N) — Italy — Compensation to Sardinian airports for public service obligations (SGEI) (OJ 2017 L 268, p. 1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Germanwings GmbH to pay the costs. |