Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — SNCM v Commission
(Case T-454/13) 1
(State aid — Maritime cabotage — Aid implemented by France in favor of the Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) and the Compagnie Méridionale de Navigation — Service of general economic interest — Compensation for an additional service to the service of Basis to cover peak periods during the tourist season — Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market — Concept of State aid — Advantage — Altmark judgment — Determination of the amount of aid)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) (Marseille, France) (represented by: initially by A. Winckler, F.-C. Laprévote, J.-P. Mignard and S. Mabile, and subsequently by A. Winckler and F.-C. Laprévote, and finally by F.-C. Laprévote and C. Froitzheim, avocats)
Defendant: Commission (represented by: M. Afonso and M. B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Corsica Ferries France SAS (Bastia — France), (represented by: S. Rodrigues and C. Bernard-Glanz, avocats)
Re:
Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of the Commission Decision 2013/435/EU of 2 May 2013 on State aid SA.22843 (2012/C) (ex 2012/NN) awarded by France to Société Nationale Corse-Méditerranée and the Compagnie Méridionale de Navigation (OJ 2013 L 220, p. 20).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission and by Corsica Ferries France SAS.
____________1 OJ C 325, 9.11.2013.