62023CJ0803_INF
Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 November 2025 –Bourbon Offshore Interoil Shipping v Commission
(Case C‑803/23 P)
(Appeal – State aid – Free Zone of Madeira (Portugal) – Granting of tax advantages to undertakings – Aid scheme implemented by the Portuguese Republic – Decisions C(2007) 3037 final and C(2013) 4043 final – Decision taken by the European Commission pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 108(2) TFEU – Implementation of existing aid in breach of a condition ensuring compatibility of the aid with the internal market)
1.
Appeal – Grounds – Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence – Inadmissibility – Review by the Court of Justice of the assessment of the facts and evidence – Possible only where the facts or evidence have been distorted – Requirement that the distortion be obvious from the documents in the file
(Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)
(see paragraphs 24-27, 31, 32, 59, 60)
2.
Appeal – Grounds – Specific criticism of a point of the General Court’s reasoning necessary – No such criticism necessary – Inadmissibility
(Art. 256(1), second subpara. TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 168(1)(d) and 169(2))
(see paragraphs 33-35)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the appeal;
2.
Orders Bourbon Offshore Interoil Shipping – Navegação Lda to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.