Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:651
Date: 2019-09-20
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Sixth Chamber, Extended Composition
Subject matter: State aids;Competition
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Belgium

Action brought on 26 September 2017 — Le Port de Bruxelles et Région Bruxelles-Capitale v Commission (Case T-674/17) Language of the case: French Parties Applicants: Le Port de Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium), Région Bruxelles-Capitale (Brussels) (represented by: J. Vanden Eynde, lawyer) Defendant: European Commission Form of order sought Declare this application admissible as regards each of the applicants and, in consequence, annul Commission Decision SA.38393 (2016CP, ex 2015/E) — Taxation of ports in Belgium (C(2017) 5174 final); Declare this action admissible and well-founded; Consequently, annul the decision of the European Commission to regard the fact that the economic activities of the Belgian ports, and in particular the Walloon ports, are not subject to corporate tax as State aid incompatible with the internal market; Order the defendant to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments In support of the action, the applicants rely, in essence, on a single plea in law which is substantially identical or similar to that raised in Case T-673/17, Port autonome du Centre et de l’Ouest and Others v Commission. ____________