Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2010 - TF1 v European Commission
(State aid - Aid schemes for cinematographic and audiovisual production - Decision not to raise objections - Actions for annulment - Absence of any significant effect on the competitive position - Inadmissibility)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Télévision française 1 SA (TF1) (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) (represented by: J. P. Hordies and C. Smits, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Giolito, T. Scharf and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: French Republic (represented by : G. de Bergues and L. Butel, acting as Agents)
Re:
APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Decision C(2006) 832 Final of 22 March 2006 relating to support measures for the cinema and audiovisual industry in France (State aid NN 84/2004 and N 95/2004 - France, Aid schemes for the film and audiovisual industry)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action as inadmissible;
Orders Télévision française 1 SA (TF1) to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission;
Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 224, 16.9.2006.