CELEX: 62016CA0438
Language: en
Date: 2018-09-19 00:00:00
Title: Case C-438/16 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 September 2018 — European Commission v French Republic, IFP Énergies nouvelles (Appeal — State aid — State aid scheme implemented by France — Unlimited State guarantee conferred on the Institut français du pétrole (IFP) by the grant of the status of publicly owned industrial and commercial establishment (EPIC) — Decision declaring that measure as partially not constituting State aid and as partially constituting State aid compatible with the Internal market, subject to certain conditions — Concept of ‘aid scheme’ — Presumption of the existence of an advantage — Burden and standard of proof)

12.11.2018   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 408/6
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 September 2018 — European Commission v French Republic, IFP Énergies nouvelles
      (Case C-438/16 P) (1)
      
      ((Appeal - State aid - State aid scheme implemented by France - Unlimited State guarantee conferred on the Institut français du pétrole (IFP) by the grant of the status of publicly owned industrial and commercial establishment (EPIC) - Decision declaring that measure as partially not constituting State aid and as partially constituting State aid compatible with the Internal market, subject to certain conditions - Concept of ‘aid scheme’ - Presumption of the existence of an advantage - Burden and standard of proof))
      (2018/C 408/04)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Appellant: European Commission (represented by: B. Stromsky and D. Grespan, acting as Agents)
      
         Other parties to the proceedings: French Republic (represented by: D. Colas and J. Bousin, acting as Agents), IFP Énergies nouvelles (represented by: E. Morgan de Rivery and E. Lagathu, avocats)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 26 May 2016, France and IFP Énergies nouvelles v Commission (T-479/11 and T-157/12, EU:T:2016:320), in so far as, by that judgment, the General Court annulled Article 1(3), (4) and (5) and Articles 2 to 12 of Commission Decision 2012/26/EU of 29 June 2011 on State aid granted by France to the Institut Français du Pétrole (Case C 35/08 (ex NN 11/08));
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Reserves the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 392, 24.10.2016.