CELEX: 62016CB0369
Language: en
Date: 2017-12-07 00:00:00
Title: Case C-369/16 P: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 December 2017 — Ireland v Aughinish Alumina Ltd, European Commission (Appeal — State aid — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Exemption from excise duty on mineral oils used as fuel for alumina production — Existing or new aid — Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 — Article 1(b)(i) and (iv), and (d) — Limitation — Article 15 — Principle of legal certainty — Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations)

19.2.2018   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 63/3
            
         Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 December 2017 — Ireland v Aughinish Alumina Ltd, European Commission
   (Case C-369/16 P) (1)
   
   ((Appeal - State aid - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Exemption from excise duty on mineral oils used as fuel for alumina production - Existing or new aid - Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 - Article 1(b)(i) and (iv), and (d) - Limitation - Article 15 - Principle of legal certainty - Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations))
   (2018/C 063/03)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Ireland (represented by: E. Creedon, L. Williams and A. Joyce, acting as Agents, and by P. McGarry, Senior Counsel)
   
      Intervener in support of the appellant: French Republic (represented by: R. Coesme and D. Colas, acting as Agents)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: Aughinish Alumina Ltd (represented by: C. Little and C. Waterson, Solicitors), European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka and N. Khan, acting as Agents)
   
      Operative part of the order
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Ireland to pay the costs.
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 371, 10.10.2016.