CELEX: 62016CB0323
Language: en
Date: 2017-12-07 00:00:00
Title: Case C-323/16 P: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 December 2017 — Eurallumina SpA v Italian Republic, European Commission (Appeal — State aid — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Intervention — Cross-appeal — Admissibility — Exemption from excise duty on mineral oils used as fuel for alumina production — Principle of presumption of the legality and of the effet utile of acts of the institutions — Principle lex specialis derogat legi generali — Selective nature of the measure — Existing or new aid — Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 — Article 1(b)(ii) — Principle of legal certainty — Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations — Duty to state reasons)

19.2.2018   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 63/2
            
         Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 December 2017 — Eurallumina SpA v Italian Republic, European Commission
   (Case C-323/16 P) (1)
   
   ((Appeal - State aid - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Intervention - Cross-appeal - Admissibility - Exemption from excise duty on mineral oils used as fuel for alumina production - Principle of presumption of the legality and of the effet utile of acts of the institutions - Principle lex specialis derogat legi generali - Selective nature of the measure - Existing or new aid - Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 - Article 1(b)(ii) - Principle of legal certainty - Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations - Duty to state reasons))
   (2018/C 063/02)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Eurallumina SpA (represented by: L. Martin Alegi, L. Philippou and A. Stratakis, Solicitors)
   
      Intervener in support of the appellant: French Republic (represented by: D. Colas and R. Coesme, acting as Agents)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, assisted by P. Grasso, avvocato dello Stato), European Commission, (represented by: V. Bottka and N. Khan, acting as Agents)
   
      Operative part of the order
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the main appeal and the cross-appeal.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Eurallumina SpA to pay the costs relating to the main appeal.
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs relating to the cross-appeal.
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 270, 25.7.2016.