CELEX: 62016CA0100
Language: en
Date: 2017-03-09 00:00:00
Title: Case C-100/16 P: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 9 March 2017 — Ellinikos Chrysos AE Metalleion kai Viomichanias Chrysou v Hellenic Republic, European Commission (Appeal — State aid — Transfer of mines at a price below real market value — Exemption from taxes on the transfer transaction — Assessment of the amount of the advantage granted)

8.5.2017   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 144/12
            
         Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 9 March 2017 — Ellinikos Chrysos AE Metalleion kai Viomichanias Chrysou v Hellenic Republic, European Commission
   (Case C-100/16 P) (1)
   
   ((Appeal - State aid - Transfer of mines at a price below real market value - Exemption from taxes on the transfer transaction - Assessment of the amount of the advantage granted))
   (2017/C 144/16)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Ellinikos Chrysos AE Metalleion kai Viomichanias Chrysou (represented by: V. Christianos and I. Soufleros, dikigoroi)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: Hellenic Republic, European Commission (represented by: É. Gippini Fournier and A. Bouchagiar, Agents)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
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               Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union in Greece and Ellinikos Chrysos v Commission (T-233/11 and T-262/11, EU:T:2015:948) in so far as, by that judgment, the General Court failed to respond to Ellinikos Chrysos AE Metalleion kai Viomichanias Chrysou’s argument based on the purpose for which the expert report on the appraisal of the mines in Cassandra (Greece) had been drawn up during 2004;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal as to the remainder;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Dismissess Ellinikos Chrysos AE Metalleion kai Viomichanias Chrysou’s action for annulment of Commission Decision 2011/452/EU of 23 February 2011 on the State aid C 48/08 (ex NN 61/08) implemented by Greece in favour of Ellinikos Chrysos AE;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders Ellinikos Chrysos AE Metalleion kai Viomichanias Chrysou to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 175, 17.5.2016.