Order of the General Court of 27 March 2012 - European Goldfields v Commission
(Case T-261/11)
(Action for annulment - State aid - Subsidy granted by the Greek authorities in favour of the mining company Ellinikos Xrysos consisting of the transfer of the Cassandra mines at a price lower than the real market value and exemption from taxes on that transaction - Decision declaring the aid unlawful and ordering its recovery, with interest - No legal interest in bringing proceedings - Inadmissibility)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: European Goldfields Ltd (Whitehorse, Yukon (Canada)) (represented by: K. Adamantopoulos, E. Petritsi, E. Trova and P. Skouris, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: É. Gippini Fournier and D. Triantafyllou, acting as Agents)
Re:
APPLICATION for the annulment of Commission Decision 2011/452/EU of 23 February 2011 on the State aid C 48/08 (ex NN 61/08) implemented by Greece in favour of Ellinikos Xrysos SA (OJ 2011 L 193, p. 27).
Operative part of the order
The action is dismissed as being inadmissible.
European Goldfields Ltd shall pay the costs.
There is no need to adjudicate on the application for leave to intervene by Ellinikos Xrysos AE Metalleion kai Viomixanias Xrysou.
____________1 - OJ C 219, 23.7.2011.