# C_2013156EN.01004902.xml

| 1.6.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 156/49 |
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Action brought on 2 April 2013 — Gemeente Leidschendam-Voorburg v Commission

(Case T-190/13)

2013/C 156/91

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant: Gemeente Leidschendam-Voorburg (Leidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands) (represented by: A. de Groot and J.J.M. Sluijs, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

| — | Annul the contested decision; and |
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| — | order the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings. |
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Pleas in law and main arguments

The applicant challenges Commission Decision C(2013) 87 of 23 January 2013 on State aid SA.24123 (2012/C) (ex 2011/NN) implemented by the Netherlands — Alleged sale of land below market price by the Municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg.

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.

| 1. | First plea in law, alleging breach of essential procedural requirements and/or of the obligation to state reasons.
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In the first place the Commission allowed an unreasonably long period of time to elapse before initiating the procedure under Article 108(2) TFEU, as a result of which the parties were entitled to assume that the agreement at issue was not incompatible with Article 107(1) TFEU. —
In the second place there were errors and omissions in the Commission’s assessment of the facts. —
In the third place, the Commission erred in its determination of the facts with regard to financing through State resources. | — | In the first place the Commission allowed an unreasonably long period of time to elapse before initiating the procedure under Article 108(2) TFEU, as a result of which the parties were entitled to assume that the agreement at issue was not incompatible with Article 107(1) TFEU. | — | In the second place there were errors and omissions in the Commission’s assessment of the facts. | — | In the third place, the Commission erred in its determination of the facts with regard to financing through State resources. |
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| — | In the first place the Commission allowed an unreasonably long period of time to elapse before initiating the procedure under Article 108(2) TFEU, as a result of which the parties were entitled to assume that the agreement at issue was not incompatible with Article 107(1) TFEU. | | | | | | |
| — | In the second place there were errors and omissions in the Commission’s assessment of the facts. | | | | | | |
| — | In the third place, the Commission erred in its determination of the facts with regard to financing through State resources. | | | | | | |

| 2. | Second plea in law, alleging misapplication of Article 107(1) TFEU.
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In the first place the Municipality acted as a private undertaking would have done in the same circumstances. —
In the second place Schouten & De Jong Projectontwikkeling BV together with Bouwfonds Ontwikkeling BV did not obtain any benefit that they would not also have obtained via the market in the ordinary course of business. | — | In the first place the Municipality acted as a private undertaking would have done in the same circumstances. | — | In the second place Schouten & De Jong Projectontwikkeling BV together with Bouwfonds Ontwikkeling BV did not obtain any benefit that they would not also have obtained via the market in the ordinary course of business. |
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| — | In the first place the Municipality acted as a private undertaking would have done in the same circumstances. | | | | |
| — | In the second place Schouten & De Jong Projectontwikkeling BV together with Bouwfonds Ontwikkeling BV did not obtain any benefit that they would not also have obtained via the market in the ordinary course of business. | | | | |

| 3. | Third plea in law, concerning Article 107(3) TFEU. Should the Municipality be found to have granted aid, this should be regarded as being compatible with Article 107(3) TFEU. |
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