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19.2.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 63/3 |
Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 December 2017 — Ireland v Aughinish Alumina Ltd, European Commission
(Case C-369/16 P) (1)
((Appeal - State aid - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Exemption from excise duty on mineral oils used as fuel for alumina production - Existing or new aid - Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 - Article 1(b)(i) and (iv), and (d) - Limitation - Article 15 - Principle of legal certainty - Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations))
(2018/C 063/03)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Appellant: Ireland (represented by: E. Creedon, L. Williams and A. Joyce, acting as Agents, and by P. McGarry, Senior Counsel)
Intervener in support of the appellant: French Republic (represented by: R. Coesme and D. Colas, acting as Agents)
Other parties to the proceedings: Aughinish Alumina Ltd (represented by: C. Little and C. Waterson, Solicitors), European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka and N. Khan, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the order
The Court:
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Dismisses the appeal. |
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Orders Ireland to pay the costs. |
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Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs. |