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Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2016 — Søndagsavisen v Commission

(Case T- 167/14) 1

(State Aid — Aid scheme to support production and innovation aid for written media — Decision not to raise objections — Decision declaring the aid scheme compatible with the internal market — Procedural rights of the interested parties — No serious difficulties — Obligation to state reasons)

Language of the case: Danish

Parties

Applicant: Søndagsavisen A/S (Søborg, Denmark) (represented initially by: M. Honoré and C. Fornø, lawyers, and subsequently by: M. Honoré, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Grønfeldt and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Denmark (represented by: C. Thorning, acting as Agent, assisted by R. Holdgaard, lawyer)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Commission Decision C(2013) 7870 final of 20 November 2013 concerning State aid SA.36366 (2013/N) notified by the Kingdom of Denmark Production in favour of production and innovation aid to written media.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Søndagsavisen A/S to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;

Orders the Kingdom of Denmark to bear its own costs

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1 OJ C 223, 14.7.2014.