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Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 31 January 2020 –Irish Wind Farmers’ Association and Others v Commission
(Case T‑6/19)
(Action for annulment — State aid — Tax advantages granted by Ireland to fossil fuel producers — Letter from the Commission — Act not open to challenge — Inadmissibility)
1.
Action for annulment — Actionable measures — Concept — Measures producing binding legal effects — Assessment by reference to objective criteria
(Art. 263 TFEU)
(see paras 31, 32)
2.
Action for annulment — Actionable measures — Concept — Measures producing binding legal effects — Preparatory measures — Letter from the Commission containing a preliminary and provisional assessment on the existence of State aid — Precluded
(Arts 108 and 263 TFEU; Council Regulation 2015/1589, Arts 4 and 24(2))
(see paras 33-39, 41-55)
3.
Judicial proceedings — Costs — Costs caused unreasonably or vexatiously — Conduct of an institution making a dispute more likely
(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 135(2))
(see paras 57-61)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of the Commission’s letter of 25 October 2018 concerning State aid allegedly granted by Ireland to fossil fuel producers.
Operative part
1.
The action is dismissed as inadmissible.
2.
Each party shall bear its own costs.