Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 31 March 2022 – European Commission v Republic of Poland
(Case C-139/20) 1
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Taxation of energy products used by energy-intensive businesses – Directive 2003/96/EC – Article 17(1)(b) and (4) – Businesses covered by the EU Emissions Trading System – Exemption from excise duty)
Language of the case: Polish
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: initially, M. Siekierzyńska and A. Armenia, and, subsequently, A. Armenia, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna, acting as Agent)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 201, 15.6.2020.