8.1.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 5/12
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 November 2017 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
(Case C-481/16) (1)
((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - State aid - Aid declared unlawful and incompatible with the internal market - Obligation to recover - Obligation to provide information - Non-implementation - Pleas in defence - Absolute impossibility of implementation))
(2018/C 005/15)
Language of the case: Greek
Parties
Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouchagiar and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)
Defendant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: K. Boskovits and V. Karra, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Declares that, by failing to take within the prescribed period all the measures necessary to ensure implementation of Commission Decision 2014/539/EU of 27 March 2014 on State aid SA.34572 (13/C ex 13/NN) implemented by Greece for Larco General Mining & Metallurgical Company SA, and by failing to inform the European Commission of the measures taken pursuant to that decision, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 3 to 5 of that decision and the FEU Treaty;
2.
Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 383, 17.10.2016