30.9.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 328/40 |
Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2019 — Air France v Commission
(Case T-894/16) (1)
(Action for annulment - State aid - Measures implemented by France in favour of Marseille Provence Airport and airlines using the airport - Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market - Investment subsidies - Differentiation between airport charges applicable to national and international flights - Reduced airport charges to encourage flights from the new Marseille Provence terminal 2 - Lack of individual concern - No substantial effect on the competitive position - Inadmissibility)
(2019/C 328/43)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Société Air France (Tremblay-en-France, France) (represented by: R. Sermier, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: S. Noë, C. Giolito and C. Georgieva-Kecsmar, Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Aéroport Marseille Provence SA (Marignane, France) (represented by: A. Lepièce, lawyer), Ryanair DAC, formerly Ryanair Ltd (Dublin, Ireland) and Airport Marketing Services Ltd (Dublin) (represented by: E. Vahida and I.-G. Metaxas-Maranghidis, lawyers)
Re:
Action under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1698 of 20 February 2014 concerning measures SA.22932 (11/C) (ex NN 37/07) implemented by France in favour of Marseille Provence Airport and airlines using the airport (OJ 2016 L 260, p. 1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action as inadmissible; |
2. |
Orders Société Air France to bear its own costs and those incurred by the European Commission |
3. |
Orders Ryanair DAC and Airport Marketing Services Ltd and Aéroport Marseille Provence SA to bear their own costs. |