# C_2015073EN.01000501.xml

| 2.3.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 73/5 |
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2.3.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 73/5

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Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 January 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) — United Kingdom) — The Queen, on the application of Eventech Ltd v The Parking Adjudicator

(Case C-518/13) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Competition - State aid - Article 107(1) TFEU - Practice of permitting London taxis to use bus lanes while prohibiting private hire vehicles from doing so - Concept of State aid - State resources - Economic advantage - Selective advantage - Effect on trade between Member States)

(2015/C 073/06)

Language of the case: English

Referring court

Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division)

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: The Queen, on the application of Eventech Ltd

Defendant: The Parking Adjudicator

Intervening parties: London Borough of Camden, Transport for London

Operative part of the judgment

| 1. | The practice of permitting, in order to establish a safe and efficient transport system, Black Cabs to use bus lanes on public roads during the hours when the traffic restrictions relating to those lanes are operational, while prohibiting minicabs from using those lanes, except in order to pick up and set down passengers who have pre-booked such vehicles, does not appear, though it is for the referring court to determine, to be such as to involve a commitment of State resources or to confer on Black Cabs a selective economic advantage for the purpose of Article 107(1) TFEU. |
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The practice of permitting, in order to establish a safe and efficient transport system, Black Cabs to use bus lanes on public roads during the hours when the traffic restrictions relating to those lanes are operational, while prohibiting minicabs from using those lanes, except in order to pick up and set down passengers who have pre-booked such vehicles, does not appear, though it is for the referring court to determine, to be such as to involve a commitment of State resources or to confer on Black Cabs a selective economic advantage for the purpose of Article 107(1) TFEU.

| 2. | It is conceivable that the practice of permitting Black Cabs to use bus lanes on public roads during the hours when the traffic restrictions relating to those lanes are operational, while prohibiting minicabs from using those lanes, except in order to pick up or set down passengers who have pre-booked such vehicles, may be such as to affect trade between Member States within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, which it is for the referring court to determine. |
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It is conceivable that the practice of permitting Black Cabs to use bus lanes on public roads during the hours when the traffic restrictions relating to those lanes are operational, while prohibiting minicabs from using those lanes, except in order to pick up or set down passengers who have pre-booked such vehicles, may be such as to affect trade between Member States within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, which it is for the referring court to determine.

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(1)  OJ C 367, 14.12.2013.

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