10.11.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 343/14


Judgment of the General Court of (Sixth Chamber) of 20 September 2012 — France v Commission

(Case T-154/10) (1)

(State aid - Aid allegedly implemented by France in the form of an implied, unlimited guarantee in favour of La Poste as a result of its status as a publicly-owned establishment - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market - Action for annulment - Interest in bringing proceedings - Admissibility - Burden of proving the existence of State aid - Advantage)

2012/C 343/21

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: French Republic (represented: initially by E. Belliard, G. de Bergues, B. Beaupère-Manokha, J. Gstalter and S. Menez, and subsequently by E. Belliard, G. de Bergues, J. Gstalter and S. Menez, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Stromsky and D. Grespan, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2010/605/EU of 26 January 2010 on State aid C 56/07 (formerly E 15/05) granted by France to La Poste (OJ 2010 L 274, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders the French Republic to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 161, 19.6.2010.