Order of the President of the General Court of 15 May 2018 —
Elche Club de Fútbol v Commission
(Case T-901/16 R)
(Application for interim measures — State aid — Aid granted by Spain to certain professional football clubs — Public guarantee provided by a public entity — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — Prima facie case — Urgency — Balancing of interests)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Elche Club de Fútbol, SAD (Elche, Spain) (represented by: M. Segura Catalán and M. Clayton, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Stromsky, G. Luengo and P. Němečková, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Gavela Llopis, acting as Agent)
Re:
Application based on Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking the suspension of operation of Commission Decision (EU) 2017/365 of 4 July 2016 on State aid SA.36387 (2013/C) (ex 2013/NN) (ex 2013/CP) granted by Spain to Valencia Club de Fútbol, SAD, Hércules Club de Fútbol, SAD and Elche Club de Fútbol (OJ 2017 L 55, p.12).
Operative part of the order
1.    The operation of Commission Decision (EU) 2017/365 of 4 July 2016 on State aid SA.36387 (2013/C) (ex 2013/NN) (ex 2013/CP) granted by Spain to Valencia Club de Fútbol, SAD, Hércules Club de Fútbol, SAD and Elche Club de Fútbol (OJ 2017 L 55, p.12) is suspended in respect of the recovery of aid from Elche Club de Fútbol, identified as Measure 3 in Article 1 of that decision.
2.    The application for interim measures is dismissed as to the remainder.
3.    The order of 6 March 2017, Elche Club de Fútbol v Commission (T-901/16 R) is revoked.
4.    The costs are reserved.
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