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Joined Cases T-115/09 and T-116/09: Judgment of the General Court of (Fourth Chamber) of 14 February 2012 — Electrolux and Whirlpool v Commission (State aid — Restructuring aid for a manufacturer of large home appliances notified by the French Republic — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market subject to conditions — Manifest errors of assessment — Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty)
Joined Cases T-115/09 and T-116/09: Judgment of the General Court of (Fourth Chamber) of 14 February 2012 — Electrolux and Whirlpool v Commission (State aid — Restructuring aid for a manufacturer of large home appliances notified by the French Republic — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market subject to conditions — Manifest errors of assessment — Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty)
Joined Cases T-115/09 and T-116/09: Judgment of the General Court of (Fourth Chamber) of 14 February 2012 — Electrolux and Whirlpool v Commission (State aid — Restructuring aid for a manufacturer of large home appliances notified by the French Republic — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market subject to conditions — Manifest errors of assessment — Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty)
IO C 89, 24.3.2012, p. 21–21
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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24.3.2012 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 89/21 |
Judgment of the General Court of (Fourth Chamber) of 14 February 2012 — Electrolux and Whirlpool v Commission
(Joined Cases T-115/09 and T-116/09) (1)
(State aid - Restructuring aid for a manufacturer of large home appliances notified by the French Republic - Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market subject to conditions - Manifest errors of assessment - Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty)
2012/C 89/33
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Electrolux AB (Stockholm, Sweden) (represented by: F. Wijckmans and H. Burez, lawyers) (Case T-115/09); and Whirlpool Europe BV (Breda, Netherlands) (represented: initially by F. Tuytschaever and B. Bellen, and subsequently by H. Burez and F. Wijckmans, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn and C. Giolito, Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: French Republic (represented: initially by G. de Bergues and A.-L. Vendrolini, and subsequently by G. de Bergues and J. Gstalter, Agents); Fagor France SA (Rueil-Malmaison, France) (represented by J. Derenne and A. Müller-Rappard, lawyers)
Re:
Annulment of the Commission Decision of 21 October 2008 on State aid C 44/2007 (ex N 460/2007) which France is planning to implement for FagorBrandt (OJ 2009 L 160, p. 11.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls Commission Decision 2009/485/EC of 21 October 2008 on State aid No C 44/07 (ex N 460/07) which France is planning to implement for FagorBrandt; |
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Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those of Electrolux AB and Whirlpool Europe BV; |
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Orders the French Republic and Fagor France SA to bear their own costs. |