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Document 62020TA0469
Case T-469/20: Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2022 — Netherlands v Commission (State aid — Netherlands law prohibiting the use of coal for the production of electricity — Anticipated closure of a coal-powered power plant — Grant of compensation — Decision not to raise objections — Decision declaring the compensation compatible with the internal market — No express classification as ‘State aid’ — Action for annulment — Act open to challenge — Admissibility — Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 — Legal certainty)
Case T-469/20: Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2022 — Netherlands v Commission (State aid — Netherlands law prohibiting the use of coal for the production of electricity — Anticipated closure of a coal-powered power plant — Grant of compensation — Decision not to raise objections — Decision declaring the compensation compatible with the internal market — No express classification as ‘State aid’ — Action for annulment — Act open to challenge — Admissibility — Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 — Legal certainty)
Case T-469/20: Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2022 — Netherlands v Commission (State aid — Netherlands law prohibiting the use of coal for the production of electricity — Anticipated closure of a coal-powered power plant — Grant of compensation — Decision not to raise objections — Decision declaring the compensation compatible with the internal market — No express classification as ‘State aid’ — Action for annulment — Act open to challenge — Admissibility — Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 — Legal certainty)
OJ C 24, 23.1.2023, p. 35–36
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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23.1.2023 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 24/35 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2022 — Netherlands v Commission
(Case T-469/20) (1)
(State aid - Netherlands law prohibiting the use of coal for the production of electricity - Anticipated closure of a coal-powered power plant - Grant of compensation - Decision not to raise objections - Decision declaring the compensation compatible with the internal market - No express classification as ‘State aid’ - Action for annulment - Act open to challenge - Admissibility - Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 - Legal certainty)
(2023/C 24/48)
Language of the case: Dutch
Parties
Applicant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M. Bulterman, M. de Ree and J. Langer, acting as Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: H. van Vliet, B. Stromsky and D. Recchia, acting as Agents)
Re:
By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the Kingdom of the Netherlands seeks annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 2998 final of 12 May 2020 on State aid SA.54537 (2020/NN) — Netherlands, Prohibition of coal for the production of electricity in the Netherlands.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls Commission Decision C(2020) 2998 final of 12 May 2020 on State aid SA.54537 (2020/NN) — Netherlands, Prohibition of coal for the production of electricity in the Netherlands; |
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Orders the European Commission to pay the costs. |