Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 9 September 2020

Kerkosand spol. s r. o. v European Commission

State aid – Aid for an investment project in western Slovakia – Regional investment aid – Dismissal of a complaint – Decision not to raise any objections – Conditions for exemption – Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 – Scope of the Commission’s supervisory power – Guidelines on regional State aid for 2014-2020 – Concept of SME – Article 3(2) and (3) of Annex I to Regulation No 651/2014 – Data used for the staff headcount and the financial amounts and reference period – Article 4 of Annex I to Regulation No 651/2014 – Doubts as to the compatibility of the aid with the internal market – Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 – Serious difficulties

Case T-745/17


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
23/10/2020 Kerkosand v Commission
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2020:400
09/09/2020 Kerkosand v Commission
Abstract
ECLI:EU:T:2020:400
09/09/2020 Kerkosand v Commission
Application (OJ)
19/01/2018 Kerkosand v Commission
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Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.03 Applications by natural or legal persons
      3.02.03.02 Acts which are of individual concern to them
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
        4.09.04.05.02 Decision not to raise objections
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.04 Procedure for reviewing aid
      4.09.04.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.04 Procedure for reviewing aid
      4.09.04.04 Preliminary review
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.03 Exceptions to the prohibition of aid
      4.09.03.03 Regulations declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.03 Exceptions to the prohibition of aid
      4.09.03.02 Aid that may be considered to be compatible with the internal market (Article 107(3) TFEU)
        4.09.03.02.08 Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.03 Exceptions to the prohibition of aid
      4.09.03.03 Regulations declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market


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Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 14/11/2017

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

09/09/2020


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

Kerkosand v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Aides d'État - Aides aux PME, Europe 2020, n° 11 Novembre, Comm. 350 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Competition
  • - State aid

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 : application granted

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kreuschitz

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

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