Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2014:1029
Date: 2014-12-09
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: State aids;Competition
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Netherlands

Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014 — Netherlands Maritime Technology Association v Commission (Case T-140/13) 1 (State aid — Spanish scheme of early depreciation of certain assets acquired through financial leasing — Decision finding no State aid — Formal investigation procedure not initiated — Serious difficulties — Circumstances and length of the preliminary examination — Insufficient and incomplete examination) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Netherlands Maritime Technology Association, formerly Scheepsbouw Nederland (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: K. Struckmann, lawyer, and G. Forwood, Barrister)Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Afonso, L. Flynn and P. Němečková, acting as Agents)Intervener in support of the defe sufficient and incomplete examination)Language of the case: EnglishPartiesApplicant: Netherlands Mari time Technology Association, formerly Scheepsbouw Nederland (Rotterdam, N nanc ial leasing.Operative part of the judgmentThe Court:Dismisses the action as being unfounded;Orders Netherlands Maritime Technology Association to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own co sts.