Order of the General Court of 9 December 2009 - Deltalinqs and SVZ v Commission
(State aid - System of aid granted by the Belgian authorities in support of inter-modal transport by inland waterways - Decision of the Commission not to object - Action for annulment brought by associations representing the interests of undertakings established in the port area of Rotterdam - Absence of any significant effect on a competitive position - Manifest inadmissibility)
Language of the case: Dutch
Parties
Applicants: Deltalinqs (Rotterdam, Netherlands) and SVZ, Havenondernemersvereninging Rotterdam (Rotterdam) (represented by: M. Meulenbelt, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Conte and S. Noë, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the form of order sought by the defendant: Vlaams Gewest (Brussels, Belgium) and Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV (Willebroek, Belgium) (represented by: Y. van Gerven, lawyer)
Re:
Annulment of Commission Decision C (2007) 1939 final of 10 May 2007 not to object, following the preliminary examination procedure laid down in Article 88(3) EC, to the system of aid envisaged by the Vlaams Gewest (Flemish Region, Belgium) in support of inter-modal transport via inland waterways (State aid N 682/2006 - Belgium)
Operative part of the order
1. The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible.
2. Deltaqings and SVZ, Havenondernemersvereninging Rotterdam shall bear their own costs and those incurred by the Commission.
3. Vlaams Gewest and Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV shall bear their own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 64, 8.3.2008.