Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 January 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Apelacyjny w Warszawie — Poland) — R. sp. z o.o. v Prezes Urzędu Regulacji Energetyki

(Case C-220/23, (1) Prezes Urzędu Regulacji Energetyki)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - State aid - Support for renewable energy - Obligation to supply electricity from renewable energy sources - Aid compatible with the internal market - Prior notification of the aid - Article 108(3) TFEU - Possibility of imposing a pecuniary penalty for a breach of the supply obligation that occurred before that notification)

(C/2024/1665)

Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Apelacyjny w Warszawie

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: R. sp. z o.o.

Respondent: Prezes Urzędu Regulacji Energetyki

Operative part of the order

The last sentence of Article 108(3) TFEU, together with Article 4(3) TEU, must be interpreted as precluding a pecuniary penalty being imposed on an undertaking for breaching an obligation forming part of a State aid measure implemented before the European Commission adopted the final decision in which it found that aid to be compatible with the internal market, where the breach in question occurred before that decision was adopted.

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(1)  Date lodged: 5.4.2023.