Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2016 — Germany v Commission
(Case T-47/15) 1
(State aid — Renewable energy — Aid granted by certain provisions of the amended German law concerning renewable energy sources (EEG 2012) — Aid supporting renewable electricity and reduced EEG surcharge for energy-intensive users — Decision declaring the aid partially incompatible with the internal market — Concept of State aid — Advantage — State resources)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented initially by T. Henze and K. Petersen, and subsequently by T. Henze and K. Stranz, acting as Agents, and by T. Lübbig, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by T. Maxian Rusche and R. Sauer, and subsequently by T. Maxian Rusche and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2015/1585 of 25 November 2014 on the aid scheme SA.33995 (2013/C) (ex 2013/NN) (implemented by Germany for the support of renewable electricity and of energy-intensive users) (OJ 2015 L 250, p. 122).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 127, 20.4.2015.