Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2014 — Alro v Commission
(Case T-517/12) 1
(State aid — Electricity — Preferential tariffs — Decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 108(2) TFEU — Action for annulment — Act not open to challenge — Aid measure fully implemented, in part, as at the date of the decision and, in part, when the action was brought — Inadmissibility)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Alro SA (Slatina, Romania) (represented by: C. Quigley QC, O. Bretz, Solicitor, and S. Verschuur, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: É. Gippini Fournier and T. Maxian Rusche, Agents)
Re:
Application, principally, for annulment of Commission Decision C(2012) 2517 final of 25 April 2012 to initiate the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) TFEU into State aid SA 33624 (2012/C) (2011/NN) — Romania — Preferential electricity tariffs granted to Alro Slatina SA and, in the alternative, for annulment of Decision C(2012) 2517 final in so far as it applies to the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action as inadmissible;
Orders Alro SA to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 32, 2. 2. 2013.