Judgment of the General Court of (Sixth Chamber) of 20 September 2012 - France v Commission
(Case T-154/10)
(State aid - Aid allegedly implemented by France in the form of an implied, unlimited guarantee in favour of La Poste as a result of its status as a publicly-owned establishment - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market - Action for annulment - Interest in bringing proceedings - Admissibility - Burden of proving the existence of State aid - Advantage)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: French Republic (represented: initially by E. Belliard, G. de Bergues, B. Beaupère-Manokha, J. Gstalter and S. Menez, and subsequently by E. Belliard, G. de Bergues, J. Gstalter and S. Menez, acting as Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Stromsky and D. Grespan, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2010/605/EU of 26 January 2010 on State aid C 56/07 (formerly E 15/05) granted by France to La Poste (OJ 2010 L 274, p. 1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the French Republic to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 161, 19.6.2010.