Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2007:234
Date: 2007-07-19
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Third Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: State aids;Competition;Non-contractual liability
Concepts: Causal link
Procedure: Action for damages - unfounded
Origin: France

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 19 July 2007 – Bouychou v Commission (Case T-344/04) Non-contractual liability – Decision ordering repayment of State aid granted by France to the company Stardust Marine – Annulment of the decision by judgment of the Court Non-contractual liability – Conditions – Cumulative nature – Damage – Causal link – Burden of proof (Arts 235 EC and 288, second para., EC) (see paras 33-34, 40-43) Re: CLAIM for compensation for loss allegedly caused by Commission Decision 2000/513/EC of 8 September 1999 on aid granted by France to the company Stardust Marine, represented by Denis Bouychou, as insolvency administrator. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action as unfounded; 2. Orders the applicant to pay the costs.