Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 June 2023.#Região Autónoma da Madeira v European Commission.#State aid – Aid scheme implemented by Portugal – Madeira Free Zone – Decision finding that the scheme does not comply with Decisions C(2007) 3037 final and C(2013) 4043 final, declaring it to be incompatible with the internal market and ordering the recovery of aid paid under that scheme – Action for annulment – Standing to bring proceedings – Admissibility – Meaning of ‘State aid’ – Existing aid within the meaning of Article 1(b)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 – Recovery – Legitimate expectations – Legal certainty – Principle of sound administration – Absolute impossibility of implementation – Limitation – Article 17 of Regulation 2015/1589.#Case T-131/21.

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 June 2023.
Região Autónoma da Madeira v European Commission.
State aid – Aid scheme implemented by Portugal – Madeira Free Zone – Decision finding that the scheme does not comply with Decisions C(2007) 3037 final and C(2013) 4043 final, declaring it to be incompatible with the internal market and ordering the recovery of aid paid under that scheme – Action for annulment – Standing to bring proceedings – Admissibility – Meaning of ‘State aid’ – Existing aid within the meaning of Article 1(b)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 – Recovery – Legitimate expectations – Legal certainty – Principle of sound administration – Absolute impossibility of implementation – Limitation – Article 17 of Regulation 2015/1589.
Case T-131/21.

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 June 2023.
Região Autónoma da Madeira v European Commission.
State aid – Aid scheme implemented by Portugal – Madeira Free Zone – Decision finding that the scheme does not comply with Decisions C(2007) 3037 final and C(2013) 4043 final, declaring it to be incompatible with the internal market and ordering the recovery of aid paid under that scheme – Action for annulment – Standing to bring proceedings – Admissibility – Meaning of ‘State aid’ – Existing aid within the meaning of Article 1(b)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 – Recovery – Legitimate expectations – Legal certainty – Principle of sound administration – Absolute impossibility of implementation – Limitation – Article 17 of Regulation 2015/1589.
Case T-131/21.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2023:348