CELEX: 62012TA0143
Language: en
Date: 2016-07-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-143/12: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2016 — Germany v Commission (State aid — Postal sector — Financing of the additional labour and social costs relating to some of the staff of Deutsche Post by means of subsidies and revenue generated by the remuneration for price-regulated services — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market — Concept of advantage — ‘Combus’ judgment — Demonstration of the existence of an economic and selective advantage — No such advantage)

29.8.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 314/18
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2016 — Germany v Commission
   (Case T-143/12) (1)
   
   ((State aid - Postal sector - Financing of the additional labour and social costs relating to some of the staff of Deutsche Post by means of subsidies and revenue generated by the remuneration for price-regulated services - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market - Concept of advantage - ‘Combus’ judgment - Demonstration of the existence of an economic and selective advantage - No such advantage))
   (2016/C 314/24)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: initially T. Henze and K. Petersen, and subsequently T. Henze and K. Stranz, acting as Agents, and U. Soltész, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Grespan, T. Maxian Rusche and R. Sauer, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Articles 1 and 4 to 6 of Commission Decision 2012/636/EU of 25 January 2012 on Measure C 36/07 (ex NN 25/07) implemented by Germany for Deutsche Post AG (OJ 2012 L 289, p. 1).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls Articles 1 and 4 to 6 of Commission Decision 2012/636/EU of 25 January 2012 on Measure C 36/07 (ex NN 25/07) implemented by Germany for Deutsche Post AG;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 165, 9.6.2012.