Reports of Cases
published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)
Subject-matter
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Conseil d’État (France) – Interpretation of Article 87 EC, now Article 107 TFEU – Concept of intervention by the State or through State resources – Obligation to purchase at higher than market price electricity generated by wind-power – Financing in full the additional costs – Change in the mechanism for that financing – Charges payable by the end consumers of electricity.
Systematic classification scheme
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.09 State aid
4.09.01 Definition of aid
4.09.01.01 Imputability to a public body
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.09 State aid
4.09.01 Definition of aid
4.09.01.01 Imputability to a public body
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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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3 Legal proceedings
3.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
3.04.03 Effects of a preliminary ruling
3.04.03.01 Rulings providing an interpretation
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 87
: paragraph 1
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TFEU, Article 107
-P1 : paragraphs 1, 14 - 16, 21, 25, 7
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TFEU, Article 108
-P3 : paragraph 41
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TFEU, Article 267
: paragraph 39
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -173/73
: paragraph 25
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -78/76
: paragraph 20
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -24/86
: paragraph 39
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -72/91
: paragraphs 15, 20
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/92
: paragraph 19
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -137/94
: paragraph 42
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -197/94
: paragraph 43
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/97
: paragraph 19
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -379/98
: paragraphs 34, 35
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -482/99
: paragraphs 16, 17, 21
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -402/03
: paragraphs 39, 40
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -206/06
: paragraphs 21, 35
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/11
: paragraphs 39, 40
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -677/11
: paragraphs 15, 16, 20, 21
Operative part
Opinion
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TFEU, Article 107
: points 34, 63
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TFEU, Article 107
-P1 : points 1 - 4, 18, 28 - 30, 34, 39, 55, 57, 61, 73
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TFEU, Article 108
: point 63
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TFEU, Article 108
-P3 : points 63 - 67, 71
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TFEU, Article 267
: point 68
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Directive 96/92
: point 50
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Directive 2003/54
: points 22, 25, 51
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Directive 2003/54
-A23 : point 37
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Decision 2007/580
: point 71
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Directive 2009/72
: point 50
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Directive 2009/72
-A02 : point 23
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Directive 2009/72
-A03P9 : point 51
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -173/73
: points 4, 39, 42
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -78/76
: points 4, 31, 42
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -290/83
: point 33
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -248/84
: point 31
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -67/85
: points 4, 44
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -303/88
: points 30, 31
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -305/89
: point 31
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -72/91
: point 33
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -39/94
: points 63, 64, 67
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General Court - Judgment T -358/94
: point 44
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -379/98
: points 4, 56
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -379/98
: points 4, 48 - 50
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -482/99
: points 4, 30, 31, 36
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -278/00
: point 34
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/00
: points 22, 25
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -347/00
: point 68
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -126/01
: points 4, 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -261/01
: points 64, 67, 66
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -345/02
: point 45
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -345/02
: points 4, 30, 44 - 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -453/02
: point 68
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -402/03
: point 70
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -292/04
: point 68
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -368/04
: point 64
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -423/04
: point 70
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -259/05
: point 24
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -206/06
: points 45, 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -45/06
: point 26
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -199/06
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -206/06
: points 4, 43, 45, 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -487/06
: point 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -169/08
: point 29
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -399/08
: point 29
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -2/09
: point 70
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -677/11
: points 40, 52
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -338/11
: point 70
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -677/11
: points 4, 38, 40, 52, 53
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
Information not available
Date of delivery
19/12/2013
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 243 from 11.08.2012, p.8
Judgment: OJ C 52 from 22.02.2014, p.11
Name of the parties
Vent De Colère and Others
Notes on Academic Writings
- Thieffry, Patrick: Un Vent de colère qui souffle du Palais-Royal à Luxembourg : le tarif d'achat de l'électricité éolienne, aide d'État illégale, Recueil Le Dalloz 2014 p.224-230 (FR)
- Idot, Laurence: Notion d'aide et recours à des ressources d'État, Europe 2014 Février Com. nº 2 p.38-39 (FR)
- Buckler, Julius: Europäisches Wirtschafts- & Steuerrecht - EWS 2014 p.41-43 (DE)
- Egger, Alexander: EuGH: Begriff der 'staatlichen Maßnahme oder Maßnahme unter Inanspruchnahme staatlicher Mittel' - Strom aus Windkraftanlagen - Abnahmepflicht zu einem Preis über dem Marktpreis - Vollständiger Ausgleich - Von den Stromendverbrauchern geschuldete Abgaben, Zeitschrift für Beihilfenrecht 2014 p.25 (DE)
- Nicolaides, Phedon: The legal differences and economic similarities of the various methods of supporting green electricity under state aid rules, European Competition Law Review 2014 p.227-231 (EN)
- Boiteau, Claudie: Soutien aux énergies renouvelables et aide d'Etat, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2014 p.926-932 (FR)
- Cheynel, Benjamin: Limitation des effets dans le temps des arrêts préjudiciels en interprétation de l'article 107 TFUE , Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2014 nº 39 p.57-58 (FR)
- Säcker, Franz Jürgen ; Schmitz, Juliane: Die Staatlichkeit der Mittel im Beihilfenrecht, Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht 2014 p.202-206 (DE)
- Giraud, Adrien: Vents De Colère! – Testing the Limits of PreussenElektra, European State Aid Law Quarterly 2014 p.345-348 (EN)
- Sibilli, Bruno: Aides d'État et contribution au service public de l'électricité : obligation de restitution de la contribution non sérieusement contestable (non), Revue de droit fiscal 2014 p.54-56 (FR)
- Maitrot de la Motte, Alexandre ; Dubout, Edouard: La contribution au service public de l'électricité, le rachat de l'électricité d'origine éolienne et le droit européen des aides d'État : Fiat Lux !, Revue de droit fiscal 2014 p.40-51 (FR)
- Gadbin, Daniel: La contribution obligatoire des consommateurs pour les surcoûts de l'éolien : une ressource d'État, Revue de droit rural 2014 nº 426 p.58-61 (FR)
- Delzangles, Hubert ; Clerc, Olivier: Cour de justice de l'Union européenne. Aide d'État, Revue juridique de l'environnement 2014 p.539-546 (FR)
- Idot, Laurence: Notion d'aide et transfert de ressources d'Etat, Europe 2017 novembre nº 11 p.42 (FR)
- Stock, Nils ; Nicolaides, Phedon: State aid in the energy sector: understanding the concept of "state resources", European Competition Law Review 2020, n° 4, p. 186-194 (EN)
Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
Conseil d'État - France
Subject-matter
Provisions of national law referred to
Loi no. 46-628 du 08/04/1946 sur la nationalisation de l'électricité et du gaz, art. 23
Provisions of international law referred to
Information not available
Procedure and result
- Reference for a preliminary ruling
Formation of the Court
deuxième chambre (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
da Cruz Vilaça
Advocate General
Jääskinen
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion