Case T-289/14: Order of the General Court of 22 May 2015 — H-O-T Servicecenter Nürnberg and Others v Commission (State aid — Measures adopted by Germany in favour of electricity generated from renewable energy sources and of energy-intensive undertakings — Decision to open the procedure under Article 108(2) TFEU — Adoption of the final decision after the action was brought — No need to adjudicate — Action for annulment — Application to amend the form of order sought — No new information — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2015-05-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, countertrade, electricity supply, energy consumption, renewable energy, terms for aid








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27.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 245/21





Order of the General Court of 22 May 2015 — H-O-T Servicecenter Nürnberg and Others v Commission
(Case T-289/14) (1)

((State aid - Measures adopted by Germany in favour of electricity generated from renewable energy sources and of energy-intensive undertakings - Decision to open the procedure under Article 108(2) TFEU - Adoption of the final decision after the action was brought - No need to adjudicate - Action for annulment - Application to amend the form of order sought - No new information - Inadmissibility))
(2015/C 245/25)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicants: H-O-T Servicecenter Nürnberg GmbH (Nuremberg, Germany); H-O-T Servicecenter Schmölln GmbH & Co. KG (Schmölln, Germany); H-O-T Servicecenter Allgäu GmbH & Co. KG (Memmingerberg, Germany); and EB Härtetechnik GmbH & Co. KG (Nuremberg) (represented by: initially A. Reuter, C. Arhold, N. Wimmer, F.-A. Wesche, K. Kindereit, R. Busch, A. Hohler and T. Woltering, then A. Reuter, C. Bürger, T. Christner and G. Müllejans, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Maxian Rusche and R. Sauer, acting as Agents, and by C. von Donat and G. Quardt, lawyers)

Re:

Application to annul in part Commission decision C (2013) 4424 final of 18 December 2013 to open the procedure under Article 108(2) TFEU regarding measures implemented by the Federal Republic of Germany in favour of renewable electricity and of energy-intensive users (State aid SA.33995 (2013/C) (ex 2013/NN)).

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the present action.










2.


The application seeking that the form of order sought in the present action be amended to cover Commission decision C (2014) 8786 final of 25 November 2014 relating to State Aid SA. 33995 (2013/C) (ex 2013/NN) implemented by the Federal Republic of Germany in favour of renewable electricity and of energy-intensive users is rejected as inadmissible.










3.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the application for intervention submitted by the EFTA Surveillance Authority.










4.


H-O-T Servicecenter Nürnberg GmbH, H-O-T Servicecenter Schmölln GmbH & Co. KG, H-O-T Servicecenter Allgäu GmbH & Co. KG and EB Härtetechnik GmbH & Co. KG shall bear their own costs and those incurred by the European Commission.










5.


The EFTA Surveillance Authority shall bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 223, 14.7.2014.