Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 27 September 2006 - Werkgroep Commerciële Jachthavens Zuidelijke Randmeren and Others v Commission of the European Communities
(State aid − Aid awarded by the Netherlands authorities to non-profit-making marinas − Action for annulment − Admissibility)
Language of the case: Dutch
Parties
Applicants: Vereniging Werkgroep Commerciële Jachthavens Zuidelijke Randmeren (Zeewolde, Netherlands); Jachthaven Zijl Zeewolde BV (Zeewolde); Maatschappij tot exploitatie van onroerende goederen Wolderwijd II BV (Zeewolde); Jachthaven Strand-Horst BV (Ermelo, Netherlands); Recreatiegebied Erkemederstrand vof (Zeewolde); Jachthaven- en Campingbedrijf Nieuwboer BV (Bunschoten-Spakenburg, Netherlands); Jachthaven Naarden BV (Naarden, Netherlands), (represented by: T. Ottervanger, A. Bijleveld and A. van den Oord, lawyers)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: H. van Vliet, A. Bouquet and A. Nijenhuis, Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant : Kingdom of the Netherlands, represented by H. Sevenster and M. de Grave, Agents,
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2004/114/EC of 29 October 2003 concerning aid measures implemented by the Netherlands in favour of non-profit harbours for recreational crafts (OJ 2004 L 34, p. 63).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action as inadmissible.
2. Orders the applicants to bear their own costs as well as those incurred by the Commission. The Kingdom of the Netherlands shall bear its own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 118, 30.4.2004.