18.4.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/20


Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — France v Commission

(Case T-366/13) (1)

((State aid - Maritime cabotage - Aid implemented by France in favour of the Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) and the Compagnie méridionale de navigation - Service of general economic interest - Compensation for a service additional to the basic service intended to cover peak periods during the tourist season - Decision declaring aid incompatible with the internal market - Concept of State aid - Advantage - Altmark judgment))

(2017/C 121/29)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: French Republic (represented by: initially, E. Belliard, G. de Bergues, D. Colas and N. Rouam, then G. de Bergues, D. Colas, F. Alabrune and J. Bousin, and subsequently D. Colas, F. Alabrune and J. Bousin, acting as Agents)

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

Re:

Action under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Commission Decision 2013/435/EU of 2 May 2013 on State aid SA.22843 (2012/C) (ex 2012/NN) implemented by France in favour of Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée (OJ 2013 L 220, p. 20).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

dismisses the action;

2.

orders the French Republic to pay, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by the European Commission, including those incurred in the interim proceedings.


(1)  OJ C 252, 31.8.2013.