Order of the President of the General Court of 2 December 2011 - Carbunión v Council

(Case T-176/11 R)

(Application for interim measures - State aid - Decision on aid intended to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - Lack of standing to bring proceedings - Lack of concordance with the main action - Non-severability - Inadmissibility - Balance of interests)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Federación Nacional de Empresarios de Minas de Carbón (Carbunión) (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: K. Desai, Solicitor, S. Cisnal de Ugarte and M. Peristeraki, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented initially by F. Florindo Gijón and A. Lo Monaco, and subsequently by F. Florindo Gijón and K. Michoel, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for partial suspension of operation of Council Decision 2010/787/EU of 10 December 2010 on State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines (OJ 2010 L 336, p. 24) and, in the alternative, application for full suspension of operation of that decision.

Operative part of the order

1.    The application for interim measures is dismissed.

2.    Costs are reserved.

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