21.8.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 277/30
Judgment of the General Court of 6 July 2017 — France v Commission
(Case T-74/14) (1)
((State aid - Aid measures implemented by France in favour of SNCM - Restructuring aid and mesures taken in the context of a privatisation plan - Private investor in a market economy test - Decision declaring the aid unlawful and incompatible with the internal market - Re-opening of the formal investigation procedure - Obligation to state reasons))
(2017/C 277/44)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: French Republic (represented by: initially G. de Bergues, D. Colas, E. Belliard and J. Bousin, and subsequently D. Colas, E. Belliard and J. Bousin, acting as Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2013) 7066 final of 20 November 2013, concerning State aid SA.16237 (C 58/2002) (ex N 118/2002) implemented by France in favour of SNCM.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders the French Republic to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 135, 5.5.2014.
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