25.2.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 72/23
Judgment of the General Court of 11. December 2018 — BTB Holding Investments and Duferco Participations Holding v Commission
(Case T-100/17) (1)
((State aid - Steel industry - Aid granted by Belgium in favour of a number of undertakings in the iron and steel industry - Decision declaring that aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery - Obligation to state reasons - Concept of State aid - Advantage - Private investor test))
(2019/C 72/29)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicants: BTB Holding Investments SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) and Duferco Participations Holding SA (Luxembourg) (represented by: J.-F. Bellis, R. Luff, M. Favart and Q. Declève, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka, G. Luengo and É. Gippini Fournier, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the applicants: Foreign Strategic Investments Holding (FSIH) (Liège, Belgium) (represented by: A. Verheyden and P. Laconte, lawyers)
Re:
Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU and seeking partial annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2016/2041 of 20 January 2016 on State aid SA.33926 2013/C (ex 2013/NN, 2011/CP) granted by Belgium to Duferco (OJ 2016 L 314, p. 22).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders BTB Holding Investments SA and Duferco Participations Holding SA to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 129, 24.4.2017.
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