Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 5 October 2020

French Republic and IFP Énergies nouvelles v European Commission

State aid – Oil exploration – State aid scheme implemented by France – Implied and unlimited State guarantee conferred on IFPEN by the grant of the status of EPIC – Advantage – Presumption of an advantage – Proportionality

Joined Cases T-479/11 RENV and T-157/12 RENV


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
27/11/2020 France v Commission
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2020:461
05/10/2020 France v Commission
Abstract
ECLI:EU:T:2020:461
05/10/2020 France v Commission
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Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.01 Definition of aid
      4.09.01.03 Advantage conferred on an undertaking
        4.09.01.03.01 Private investor/private creditor test
          4.09.01.03.01.02 Loan and guarantee
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.01 Definition of aid
      4.09.01.03 Advantage conferred on an undertaking
        4.09.01.03.01 Private investor/private creditor test
          4.09.01.03.01.02 Loan and guarantee
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.04 Procedure for reviewing aid
      4.09.04.07 Commission decision following the formal investigation procedure
        4.09.04.07.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.04 Procedure for reviewing aid
      4.09.04.06 Formal investigation procedure
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.09 State aid
    4.09.03 Exceptions to the prohibition of aid
      4.09.03.00 General


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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 19/09/2018

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

05/10/2020


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

France v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Aides d'État - Avantage et garantie de l'État, Europe 2020, n° 12 Décembre, Comm. 396 (FR)
  2. Vaglio, Jean-Alexandre: IFPEN: this is the end… of the french ‘EPIC’ state aid litigation saga(s) : joint Cases T-479/11 RENV and T-157/12 RENV French Republic and IFP Énergies nouvelles v European Commission, European State Aid Law Quarterly 2021 p. 108-113 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Competition
  • - State aid

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : application granted
  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds
  • Judgment delivered after setting aside and referral back

Formation of the Court

huitième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kancheva

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

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