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Document 62019TA0680
Case T-680/19: Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2021 — Irish Wind Farmers’ Association and Others v Commission (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)
Case T-680/19: Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2021 — Irish Wind Farmers’ Association and Others v Commission (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)
Case T-680/19: Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2021 — Irish Wind Farmers’ Association and Others v Commission (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)
IO C 338, 23.8.2021, p. 19–19
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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23.8.2021 |
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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:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders each party to bear its own costs. |