Judgment of the General Court of 6 July 2017 — SNCM v Commission

(Case T-1/15) 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 — Social policy of the Member States — Re-opening of the formal investigation procedure — Obligation to state reasons — Equal treatment — Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) (Marseille, France) (represented by: F.-C. Laprévote, C. Froitzheim and A. Dupuis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Comité d’entreprise de la Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) (Marseille) (represented by: C. Bonnefoi, lawyer)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Corsica Ferries France (Bastia, France) (represented by: N. Flandin and S. Rodrigues, lawyers)

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:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission and Corsica Ferries France;

Orders the comité d’entreprise de la Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) to bear its own costs.

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¹ OJ C 56, 16.2.2015.