1.9.2014
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 292/35
Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2014 — Germany v Commission
(Case T-295/12) (1)
((State aid - Animal carcass and slaughter waste disposal services - Maintaining epidemic reserve capacity - Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market - Advantage - Service of general economic interest - Compensation relating to a public service obligation - Effect on trade between Member States and distortion of competition - Need for aid - Subsidiarity - Duty to state reasons))
2014/C 292/42
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: T. Henze and J. Möller, Agents, assisted by T. Lübbig and M. Klasse, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Egerer and T. Maxian Rusche, Agents)
Re:
Action for annulment of Commission Decision 2012/485/EU of 25 April 2012 on State aid SA.25051 (C 19/10) (ex NN 23/10) granted by Germany to the Zweckverband Tierkörperbeseitigung in Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis and Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg (OJ 2012 L 236, p. 1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 273, 8.9.2012.
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