CELEX: 62017TA0747
Language: en
Date: 2019-04-30 00:00:00
Title: Case T-747/17: Judgment of the General Court of 30 April 2019. — UPF v Commission (State aid — Corporate tax exemption scheme implemented by France in favour of its ports — Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market — Existing aid — Concept of economic activity — Obligation to state reasons — Distortions of competition and effect on trade between Member States — Principle of sound administration)

1.7.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 220/36
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 30 April 2019. — UPF v Commission
      (Case T-747/17) (1)
      
      (State aid - Corporate tax exemption scheme implemented by France in favour of its ports - Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market - Existing aid - Concept of economic activity - Obligation to state reasons - Distortions of competition and effect on trade between Member States - Principle of sound administration)
      (2019/C 220/45)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Union des Ports de France — UPF (Paris, France) (represented by C. Vannini and E. Moraïtou, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Commission (represented by B. Stromsky and S. Noë, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2017/2116 of 27 July 2017 on aid scheme SA.38398 (2016/C, ex 2015/E) implemented by France — Taxation of ports in France (OJ 2017 L 332, p. 24).
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders the Union des ports de France — UPF to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 32, 29.1.2018.