Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 30 November 2009.

French Republic (T-427/04) and France Télécom SA (T-17/05) v Commission of the European Communities.

State aid - France Télécom's business tax regime for the years 1994 to 2002 - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery - Advantage - Limitation period - Legitimate expectations - Legal certainty - Breach of essential procedural requirements - Collegiality - Rights of defence and procedural rights of other interested parties.

Joined cases T-427/04 and T-17/05.

Reports of Cases

2009 II-04315

• (Appeal Case before the Court of Justice C-81/10 P)