23.8.2021   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 338/19


Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2021 — Irish Wind Farmers’ Association and Others v Commission

(Case T-680/19) (1)

(State aid - Energy sector - Irish legislation on business property taxation - Method for calculating the amount of the tax owed by fossil fuel electricity producers - Complaint from wind farm operators - Decision finding that there is no State aid - Failure to initiate the formal investigation procedure - Serious difficulties - Procedural rights of the interested parties)

(2021/C 338/23)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Irish Wind Farmers’ Association Clg (Kilkenny, Ireland), Carrons Windfarm Ltd (Shanagolden, Ireland), Foyle Windfarm Ltd (Dublin, Ireland), Greenoge Windfarm Ltd (Bunclody, Ireland) (represented by: M. Segura Catalán and M. Clayton, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Herrmann and S. Noë, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 5257 final of 9 July 2019 on State aid SA.44671 (2019/NN) — Ireland.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders each party to bear its own costs.


(1)  OJ C 423, 16.12.2019.