Order of the General Court of 17 March 2017 — Deutsche Post v Commission
(Case T-152/12) 1
(State aid — Postal sector — Aid granted to Deutsche Post by the German authorities — Increase in the cost of stamps combined with subsidies paid in order to cover the pension costs of employees engaged as officials — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market — No need to adjudicate)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Deutsche Post AG (Bonn, Germany) (represented by: J. Sedemund, T. Lübbig and M. Klasse, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Grespan, T. Maxian Rusche and R. Sauer, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: UPS Europe NV/SA (Brussels, Belgium) and United Parcel Service Deutschland Inc. & Co. OHG (Neuss, Germany) (represented by: initially by E. Henny and T. Ottervanger, lawyers, and subsequently by T. Ottervanger, lawyer)
Re:
Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment of Articles 1 to 4 and 6 of Commission Decision 2012/636/EU of 25 January 2012 concerning Measure C 36/07 (ex NN 25/07) implemented by Germany for Deutsche Post AG (OJ 2012 L 289, p. 1).
Operative part of the order
1. There is no need to adjudicate on the present action.
2. The European Commission is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Deutsche Post AG.
3. UPS Europe and United Parcel Service Deutschland are ordered to bear their own costs.
____________1 OJ C 165, 9.6.2012.