Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 19 October 2022.#Sogia Ellas AE v European Commission.#State aid – Activities linked to the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products – Aid schemes granted by Greece in the form of interest subsidies and State guarantees on existing and new loans to compensate for damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences – Decision declaring the aid schemes incompatible with the internal market and unlawful and ordering the recovery of the aid paid – Aid limited to disaster-hit geographical areas – Advantage – Selectivity – Market economy operator principle – Principle of sound administration – Right to be heard – Length of the procedure – Protection of legitimate expectations – Limitation period – Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589.#Case T-347/20.

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 19 October 2022.
Sogia Ellas AE v European Commission.
State aid – Activities linked to the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products – Aid schemes granted by Greece in the form of interest subsidies and State guarantees on existing and new loans to compensate for damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences – Decision declaring the aid schemes incompatible with the internal market and unlawful and ordering the recovery of the aid paid – Aid limited to disaster-hit geographical areas – Advantage – Selectivity – Market economy operator principle – Principle of sound administration – Right to be heard – Length of the procedure – Protection of legitimate expectations – Limitation period – Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589.
Case T-347/20.

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 19 October 2022.
Sogia Ellas AE v European Commission.
State aid – Activities linked to the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products – Aid schemes granted by Greece in the form of interest subsidies and State guarantees on existing and new loans to compensate for damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences – Decision declaring the aid schemes incompatible with the internal market and unlawful and ordering the recovery of the aid paid – Aid limited to disaster-hit geographical areas – Advantage – Selectivity – Market economy operator principle – Principle of sound administration – Right to be heard – Length of the procedure – Protection of legitimate expectations – Limitation period – Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589.
Case T-347/20.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2022:639