Reports of Cases
published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)
Subject-matter
Appeal against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 21 May 2010 (Joined Cases T-425/04, T-444/04, T-450/04 and T-456/04), ) by which the General Court annulled Article 1 of Commission Decision 2006/621/EC of 2 August 2004 on the State Aid implemented by France for France Télécom (OJ 2006 L 257, p. 11) – Declarations made by a government member and shareholder loan categorised as ‘aid’
Systematic classification scheme
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.09 State aid
4.09.04 Procedure for reviewing aid
4.09.04.05 Commission decision following a preliminary review or proceeding to the formal investigation procedure
4.09.04.05.03 Decision to initiate a formal investigation procedure
4.09.04.05.03.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.09 State aid
4.09.01 Definition of aid
4.09.01.02 Use of State resources
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.09 State aid
4.09.01 Definition of aid
4.09.01.03 Advantage conferred on an undertaking
4.09.01.03.00 General
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
Operative part
Opinion
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 87
-P1 : points 96, 101, 112
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TFEU, Article 107
: points 74, 75
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TFEU, Article 107
-P1 : points 40, 75
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TFEU, Article 107
-P2LA : point 78
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TFEU - Protocol No 3
-A61L1 : point 113
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Decision 2006/621
: points 1 - 113
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Commission - Other Acts - 52008XC0620(02)
: point 41
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -173/73
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -82/77
: point 38
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -213/81
: point 38
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -213/81
: point 38
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -323/82
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -290/83
: point 38
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -67/85
: point 38
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -310/85
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -57/86
: point 38
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -57/86
: point 38
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -261/89
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -72/91
: points 38, 39
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -72/91
: points 39, 74 - 76
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/91
: points 39, 74
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/92
: point 40
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -39/94
: point 40
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -241/94
: point 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/97
: point 40
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -52/97
: points 39, 74
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -200/97
: points 39, 41, 42
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -295/97
: points 39, 40, 74
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/97
: points 40, 41
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -99/98
: point 61
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -156/98
: points 40, 47, 74, 77
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -379/98
: points 39, 74, 76
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -482/99
: points 39, 40, 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -501/00
: point 74
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General Court - Judgment T -318/00
: point 41
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General Court - Judgment T -109/01
: point 61
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General Court - Judgment T -93/02
: point 77
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -237/04
: point 38
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General Court - Judgment T -425/04
: points 1 - 113
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General Court - Judgment T -445/05
: point 77
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -222/07
: point 74
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -279/08
: point 74
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General Court - Judgment T -384/08
: point 41
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -263/09
: point 51
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -124/10
: point 112
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -275/10
: point 41
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
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Date of delivery
19/03/2013
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Applications: OJ C 317 from 20.11.2010, p.14
Judgment: OJ C 156 from 01.06.2013, p.2
Name of the parties
Bouygues and Bouygues Télécom v Commission and Others
Notes on Academic Writings
- Arhel, Pierre: Activité des juridictions de l'Union européenne en droit de la concurrence (juin 2012), Petites affiches. La Loi / Le Quotidien juridique 2012 nº 163-164-165 p.10-11 (FR)
- Herrmann, Christoph: Beihilferecht: Ankündigungen des französischen Staates von Maßnahmen zur Unterstützung von France Télécom als staatliche Beihilfe, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2013 p.393-399 (DE)
- Lalot, laure: Des déclarations publiques étatiques de soutien financier peuvent constituer des aides d'État, Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2013 nº 82 p.41 (FR)
- Aubert, Michel ; Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Cassagnabère, Hervé: Chronique de jurisprudence de la CJUE. La Cour précise les conditions de contrôle de l'identification par la Commission de l'intervention étatique et des liens entre l'avantage identifié et l'engagement de ressources d'Etat, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2013 p.1164 (FR)
- Egger, Alexander: EuGH: Rechtsmittel - Finanzielle Maßnahmen zugunsten von France Télécom - Vorhaben eines Aktionärsvorschusses - Öffentliche Erklärungen eines Mitglieds der französischen Regierung - Entscheidung, mit der die Beihilfe für mit dem Gemeinsamen Markt unvereinbar erklärt wird, ohne ihre Rückforderung anzuordnen - Begriff der staatlichen Beihilfe - Begriff des wirtschaftlichen Vorteils - Begriff der Bindung staatlicher Mittel, Zeitschrift für Beihilfenrecht 2013 p.94-95 (DE)
- Dekker, Cees ; Balhadj, Ekram: Structuur staatssteunregels op hoofdlijnen, Mediaforum: Tijdschrift voor Media- en Communicatierecht 2013 p.197-199 (NL)
- Idot, Laurence: Notion d'aide et ressources d'État. Rebondissement dans l'affaire France Télécom de 2002 : la Cour apprécie plus souplement que le Tribunal la condition relative au transfert de ressources d'État, Europe 2013 Mai Comm. nº 5 p.29-30 (FR)
- Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2013 nº 430 (NL)
- Flynn, Leo: Grand Chamber Ruling in the France Télécom Case: The concept of "offer" of a State aid, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2013 Vol. 4 nº 5 p.413-415 (EN)
- Reese, Birgit: Zum EU-Beihilfenbegriff – Der enge Zusammenhang zwischen Vorteil und Last als Zurechnungsproblem, Europarecht 2013 p.572-592 (DE)
- Saanen, N.: Het arrest Bouygues: het verband tussen de verstrekte staatsmiddelen en het verkregen voordeel, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2013 p.303-309 (NL)
- Colombo, Carlo Maria: Aiuti di Stato, Rivista italiana di diritto pubblico comunitario 2013 p.906-909 (IT)
- Hancher, L. ; Sauter, W.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2014 p.34-35 (NL)
- Muñoz de Juan, Maria: A New Turn in the France Télécom Case: A new twist to the Concept of State aid?, European State Aid Law Quarterly 2014 p.550-556 (EN)
Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
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Subject-matter
Provisions of national law referred to
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Provisions of international law referred to
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Procedure and result
- Actions for annulment
- Appeals : application granted
Formation of the Court
grande chambre (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
Arabadjiev
Advocate General
Mengozzi
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion