Judgment of the General Court of 7 March 2013 - Poland v Commission
(Case T-370/11)
(Environment - Directive 2003/87/EC - Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading - Transitional rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances from 2013 - Benchmarks to be applied to calculate the allocation of emission allowances - Equal treatment - Proportionality)
Language of the case: Polish
Parties
Applicant: Republic of Poland (represented by: M. Szpunar, B. Majczyna, C. Herma and M. Nowacki, acting as Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: E. White, K. Herrmann and K. Mifsud-Bonnici, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for the annulment of Commission Decision 2011/278/EU of 27 April 2011 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2011 L 130, p. 1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the Republic of Poland to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 290, 1.10.2011.