Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 October 2014 —
Alpiq RomIndustries and Alpiq RomEnergie v Commission(Case T‑129/13)
State aid — Electricity — Preferential tariffs — Decision to open the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) TFEU — Action for annulment — Act not subject to appeal — Aid measure implemented in full prior to the date on which the action was brought — Inadmissible
1.                     Actions for annulment — Actionable measures — Acts intended to have legal effects — Concept — Conditions (Art. 263 TFEU) (see paras 21, 23, 24, 51)
2.                     Actions for annulment — Actionable measures — Concept — Measures producing binding legal effects — Preparatory measures — Not included (Art. 263 TFEU) (see para. 22)
3.                     Actions for annulment — Actionable measures — Measures producing binding legal effects — Commission decision to open a formal investigation procedure into a State measure in the course of implementation and to classify it provisionally as new aid — Included (Arts 107(1) TFEU, 108(3) TFEU and 263 TFEU) (see paras 26-28)
4.                     Actions for annulment — Actionable measures — Measures producing binding legal effects — Commission decision to open a formal investigation procedure into a State measure no longer being implemented — Not included (Arts 107(1) TFEU, 108(2) and (3) TFEU and 263 TFEU) (see paras 33, 37, 42, 55, 56, 58)
5.                     Judicial proceedings — Admissibility of actions — Judged by reference to the situation when the application was lodged (see para. 44)
Re:
APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Decision C(2012) 2542 final of 25 April 2012 to open the proceedings provided for in Article 108(2) TFEU concerning State Aid SA 33451 (2012/C) (ex 2012/NN) — Romania — Preferential tariffs in contracts between Hidroelectrica SA and electricity suppliers.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Alpiq RomIndustries Srl and Alpiq RomEnergie Srl to pay the costs.