10.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 395/49


Judgment of the General Court of 26 September 2014 — Arctic Paper Mochenwangen v Commission

(Case T-634/13) (1)

((Environment - Directive 2003/87/EC - Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading - Transitional rules concerning the harmonised allocation of emission allowances free of charge as from 2013 - Decision 2011/278/EU - National implementation measures submitted by Germany - Clause on cases with undue hardship - Freedom to conduct a business - Right to property - Proportionality))

(2014/C 395/62)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Arctic Paper Mochenwangen GmbH (Wolpertswende, Germany) (represented by: S. Kobes, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: E. White, C. Hermes and K. Herrmann, Agents)

Re:

Application to annul Article 1(1) of Commission Decision 2013/448/EU of 5 September 2013 concerning national implementation measures for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances in accordance with Article 11(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2013 L 240, p. 27), in so far as it rejects the inscription of the installation with identification code DE000000000000563 on the list of installations provided for in Article 11(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ 2003 L 275, p. 32), and the preliminary total annual amounts of emission allowances allocated free of charge to that installation.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Arctic Paper Mochenwangen GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 31, 1.2.2014.