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Document 62016CA0481
Case C-481/16: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 November 2017 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — State aid — Aid declared unlawful and incompatible with the internal market — Obligation to recover — Obligation to provide information — Non-implementation — Pleas in defence — Absolute impossibility of implementation)
Case C-481/16: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 November 2017 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — State aid — Aid declared unlawful and incompatible with the internal market — Obligation to recover — Obligation to provide information — Non-implementation — Pleas in defence — Absolute impossibility of implementation)
Case C-481/16: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 November 2017 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — State aid — Aid declared unlawful and incompatible with the internal market — Obligation to recover — Obligation to provide information — Non-implementation — Pleas in defence — Absolute impossibility of implementation)
IO C 5, 8.1.2018, p. 12–12
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
8.1.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 5/12 |
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 November 2017 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
(Case C-481/16) (1)
((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - State aid - Aid declared unlawful and incompatible with the internal market - Obligation to recover - Obligation to provide information - Non-implementation - Pleas in defence - Absolute impossibility of implementation))
(2018/C 005/15)
Language of the case: Greek
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouchagiar and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: K. Boskovits and V. Karra, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Declares that, by failing to take within the prescribed period all the measures necessary to ensure implementation of Commission Decision 2014/539/EU of 27 March 2014 on State aid SA.34572 (13/C ex 13/NN) implemented by Greece for Larco General Mining & Metallurgical Company SA, and by failing to inform the European Commission of the measures taken pursuant to that decision, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 3 to 5 of that decision and the FEU Treaty; |
2. |
Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs. |