16.1.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 14/2
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 November 2016 — DTS Distribuidora de Televisión Digital SA v European Commission, Telefónica de España SA, Telefónica Móviles España SA, Kingdom of Spain, Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española SA (RTVE)
(Case C-449/14 P) (1)
((Appeal - State aid - State aid scheme in favour of the national public broadcast organisation - Public service obligations - Set-off - Article 106(2) TFEU - Decision declaring the aid scheme compatible with the internal market - Alteration of the method of financing - Tax measures - Tax imposed on pay-television operators - Decision declaring the amended aid scheme compatible with the internal market - Taking into account of the method of financing - Existence of hypothecation between the tax and the aid scheme - Direct impact of the revenue from the tax on the amount of the aid - Coverage of the net costs of fulfilling the public service mandate - Competitive relationship between the person liable to pay the tax and the beneficiary of the aid - Distortion of national law))
(2017/C 014/02)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Appellant: DTS Distribuidora de Televisión Digital SA (represented by: H. Brokelmann and M. Ganino, abogados)
Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: C. Urraca Caviedes, B. Stromsky and G. Valero Jordana, acting as Agents), Telefónica de España SA, Telefónica Móviles España SA (represented by: F. González Díaz, F. Salerno and V. Romero Algarra, abogados), Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Sampol Pucurull, acting as Agent), Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española SA (RTVE) (represented by: A. Martínez Sánchez and J. Rodríguez Ordóñez, abogados)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the appeal;
2.
Orders DTS Distribuidora de Televisión Digital SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in respect of the appeal in the main proceedings;
3.
Orders Telefónica de España SA and Telefónica Móviles España SA to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in respect of the cross-appeal;
4.
Orders Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española SA (RTVE) and the Kingdom of Spain to bear their own costs.
(1) OJ C 395, 10.11.2014.
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