Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2013:466
Date: 2013-09-16
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: State aids;Competition
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: United Kingdom

summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based — No arguments in support of the claim — General reference in support of a second plea to matters set out in the context of the first — Inadmissibility (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 44(1)(c)) (see paras 138, 232, 233) 3. State aid — Effect on trade between Member States — Adverse effect on competition — Criteria for assessment (Art. 87(1) EC) (see paras 154-158, 169, 171, 175, 176) 4. Acts of the institutions — Statement of reasons — Obligation — Scope — Commission decision on State aid (Arts 87(1) EC and 253 EC) (see paras 159, 224-228) 5. State aid — Concept — Grant imputable to the State of an advantage by means of State resources — Advantages involving a diminution of the State budget or risking such a diminution — State Guarantee conferring partial exemption from the obligation to contribute to the Pension Protection Fund — Included (Art. 87(1) EC) (see paras 187-190, 212-216, 222) 6. State aid — Recovery of unlawful aid — Calculation of the amount of aid to be recovered — Difficulties encountered by the State — Duty of cooperation between the Commission and the Member State — Scope (Arts 10 EC, 87 EC and 88 EC; Council Regulation No 659/1999, Art. 14(1)) (see paras 273-275) Re: APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Decision 2009/703/EC of 11 February 2009 concerning State aid C‑55/2007 (ex NN 63/07, CP 106/06) implemented by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Public guarantee in favour of [British Telecommunications] (OJ 2009 L 242, p. 21). Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the actions; 2. In Case T‑226/09, orders British Telecommunications plc to pay the costs; 3. In Case T‑230/09, orders BT Pension Scheme Trustees Ltd to pay the costs.