CELEX: 62020TN0465
Language: en
Date: 2020-07-22 00:00:00
Title: Case T-465/20: Action brought on 22 July 2020 — Ryanair v Commission

31.8.2020   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 287/46
            
         
      Action brought on 22 July 2020 — Ryanair v Commission
      (Case T-465/20)
      (2020/C 287/68)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Ryanair DAC (Swords, Ireland) (represented by: E. Vahida, F. Laprévote, S. Rating and I. Metaxas-Maranghidis, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Commission
      
         Form of order sought
      
      The applicant claims that the Court should:
      
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                  annul the European Commission’s decision (EU) of 10 June 2020 on State Aid SA.57369 (2020/N) COVID-19 — Portugal — Aid to TAP (1); and,
               
            
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                  order the European Commission to pay the costs.
                  The applicant has also requested that its action be determined under the expedited procedure as referred to in Article 23a of the Statute of the Court of Justice.
               
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
      
      In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law.
      
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                  First plea in law, alleging that the contested decision does not establish that the aid falls within the material scope of the Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines (R&R Guidelines). (2)
                  
               
            
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                  Second plea in law, alleging that the Commission misapplied Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
               
            
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                  Third plea in law, alleging that the decision violates the principles of non-discrimination, free provision of services and free establishment.
               
            
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                  Fourth plea in law, alleging that the Commission failed to initiate a formal investigation procedure.
               
            
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                  Fifth plea in law, alleging that the decision violated the Commission’s duty to state reasons.
               
            
         (1)  European Commission Decision (EU) of 10 June 2020 on State Aid SA.57369 (2020/N) COVID-19 — Portugal — Aid to TAP (OJ 2020 C 228, p. 1)
      
         (2)  Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty (OJ 2014, C 249, p. 1)